The first solar-plane
17th April 2010，the first aircraft using solar energy--"Sunshine Power" , this aircraft can fly day and night and it was the first successful flight in Switzerland .
The "Sunshine Power" cost about 93,000,000 USD , that wing is equipped with 12,000 pcs solar panels which can provide the power for 4 pcs engine.
As the total output of engine is 30 kilowatts, the aircraft's fastest may reach 70 km per hour. It will conduct a global flight in 2012 that the starting point will locate in China.
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