They are planning to fly around the world in 2015. Bertrand knows it's unlikely a solar plane will fly commercially in his lifetime, but feels he has done something more than invent something new.

"The plane has the wingspan of an Airbus 320: 34 m (about 110 ft). It weighs 5-1/2 tons and it flies at 180 km/h — that means ...

A solar-powered aircraft attempting a historic around-the-world journey completed its first leg Monday, landing in darkness in Oman after a flight of more than 13 hours from Abu Dhabi.

The plane, called Solar Impulse 2, landed at Al Bateen Executive Airport a few minutes after 5 p.m. Pacific time, marking the first around-the-world solar flight. Inside the plane, pilot Bertrand ...

A plane attempting to break the world record for the fastest flight around the world made a pit stop in Salinas Thursday morning. Global Jetcare, Inc. and Classic Lear Jet Foundation sent a plane ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A 17-year-old pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five ...

A map of the world showing the flight path Amelia Earhart took attempting to circumnavigate the globe and, inset, the approximate location of where her plane is thought to have potentially gone down.