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Sun-powered Solar Impulse plane begins marathon Pacific flight (cnn.com)
9 points by dr_ on May 30, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



How can a single pilot go it alone for 130 hours? Is it safe to sleep?


From the article: "At night, if there is no turbulence, Borschberg will be able activate the autopilot and nap, but only for 20 minutes at a time."


its flight.




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