Solar-powered plane makes 1st int'l flight

Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, flies after a nearly 13-hour trip at the Brussels international airport in Brussels, May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip from Switzerland, via France and Luxemburg, to Belgium. 

Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg (R) poses for a photo with Belgian Crown Prince Philippe (C) and Bertrand Piccard, initiator of the Solar Impulse project, after flying Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, for a nearly 13-hour trip at the Brussels international airport in Brussels, May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip from Switzerland, via France and Luxemburg, to Belgium. 

Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg (L) speaks to Bertrand Piccard, initiator of the Solar Impulse project after flying Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, for a nearly 13-hour trip at the Brussels international airport in Brussels, May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip from Switzerland, via France and Luxemburg, to Belgium. 

Solar  Impulse, a solar-powered plane, arrives after a nearly 13-hour trip at the Brussels international airport in Brussels, May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip from Switzerland, via France and Luxemburg, to Belgium. 

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