Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan has set a new altitude record for solar-powered electric planes. His SolarStratos aircraft soared to 31,237 feet (9,521 meters). The team announced the achievement on ...

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A Swiss pilot claims to have broken the more than 15-year-old altitude record for electric, solar-powered aircraft. Raphaël Domjan on Tuesday flew an electric plane propelled by solar cells, ...

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Swiss pilot Raphaël Domjan, with his SolarStratos project, claims to have broken the altitude record for electric, solar-powered aircraft, reaching 9,521 meters (over 31,200 feet) in his HB-SXA plane.