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A solar plane made history on Tuesday, June 5 (June 6 Manila time), when it landed in the Moroccan capital of Rabat after flying from Spain across the Straight of Gibraltar on the world’s first intercontinental flight powered by the sun. The Swiss-made Solar impulse is as big as an Airbus A340 but as light as an average family car. It did not run on fuel, and instead relied on 12,000 solar cells built into its wings to power its 4 electrical motors. The voyage covered a total distance of 2,500km. A planned around-the-world flight is being planned for 2014.
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