SolarStratos calls the plane “daring and finely engineered.” It can take off at 31 mph (50 kph). Its maximum speed is 87 mph (140 kph). Cruising speed is around 50 mph (80 kph). The pilot has a ...

A Swiss pilot has claimed the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane, reports CBS News. Raphael Domjan, 53, took ...

The achievement is "one of those unforgettable peaks that define great human and technological adventures," the SolarStratos ...

Swiss pilot and eco-adventurer Raphael Domjan has set a new world altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane, soaring ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9 ...

Swiss aviator Raphael Domjan came close to breaking the world record for solar-powered flight, reaching an altitude of 8,224 meters.

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan on Friday made his first attempt of the year at setting a new aviation record: reaching an ...

Witnesses said they saw the plane make a series of strange aerial maneuvers, lose control and nose-dive into the ground Wednesday morning in Greenwood, Indiana.

A plane was involved in an accident today at Block Island Airport.

A small plane carrying three people crashed off the shore of Pacific Grove on Saturday night, near the site where, nearly 28 years earlier, popular musician John Denver tragically lost his life in ...