Solar Impulse, piloted by Andr� Borschberg, takes flight during the second leg of the 2013 Across America mission, at dawn from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, on May 22, 2013. The solar powered aircraft is scheduled to land at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday. The plane's creators, Bertrand Piccard and Borschberg, said the trip is the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across America. (Photo by Matt York/Associated Press)
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