It was not so long ago that the first airplane was being designed and built by the Wright brothers and now we are trying to take this same invention and make it more eco-friendly. Currently, there is a team of Swiss adventurers preparing their solar-powered plane for its first international flight. The team says the flights will be a big challenge because the plane will need to navigate across international air traffic networks. The prototype is a single-seater with a wingspan of a Boeing 777. The maiden flight was in 2009 in Switzerland and further tests have taken place there since.I think this is a nice attempt but ultimately unrealistic. By making a plane solar-powered we decrease the amount of flight time immensely. If the plane is solar-powered then we can not fly at night, nor in inclement weather. While something should be done about the emissions given off by planes, I feel this is not the proper solution.
