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Solar Plane Wreckage Washes Ashore | New Orleans News
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Debris from the historic Solar Impulse SI2—once the world’s first solar-powered plane to circle the globe—washed up on a Louisiana beach, sparking a mystery that federal investigators have now solved. Originally built by Swiss pioneers to break solar flight records, the aircraft was later acquired by Skydweller Aero for advanced testing. During a U.S. Navy exercise in April, it encountered severe weather over the Gulf and made a controlled water landing off the Yucatan Peninsula. No one was injured, but the plane’s dramatic end—now scattered across a Louisiana shore—underscores the risks of pushing aviation innovation to its limits.
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