Solar prize won

The solar-powered Icare 2 had its first flight at Laupheim air base in Germany on 7 July, winning the DM100,000 ($66,000) Berblinger Prize offered by the city of Ulm for solar flight. The lightweight, solar-powered aircraft has been developed by the Stuttgart University Institute for Air and Space Technology. The ...

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