Aug 8, 2025 SOURCE: AFP
Pioneer spirit drives Swiss solar-powered plane altitude attempt
Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan on Friday made his first attempt of the year at setting a new aviation record: reaching an altitude of 10,000 metres in a solar-powered aeroplane.
The SolarStratos electric plane took off from Sion airport in the Rhone valley in southwestern Switzerland at 1:21pm, in the hope...
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