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Solar-powered flight 太阳能动力飞行 Its moment in the sun 日间时刻 An attempt to fly around the world in asolar-powered plane 尝试驾驶太阳能飞机环游世界 A REVOLUTIONARY solar-powered aircraft touched down recently at Moffett Airfield, in theheart of Silicon Valley. 一架革命性的太阳能飞机近日在硅谷中心的墨菲特联邦机场着陆。 No champagne corks were popped, however, for it arrived disassembled in the belly of a 747cargo jet. 可却没有香槟酒庆贺，因为这是一架由波音747喷气式货机运输的解体飞机。 The aircraft will be reassembled by the end of March and then begin flight tests. 它会在三月底重新组装，继而进行飞行测试。 If all goes well, by May it should beready to fly across America, stopping in four cities before landing in New York. 万事顺利的话，它将在5月底横越美洲，途径四座城市，最终抵达纽约。 However, this aircraft is just an experimental prototype for a much bigger exploit. 然而，人们希望利用这架供以实验的原型机实现更加宏伟的目标。 The team behind the project, called Solar Impulse, are using their prototype to learn whatwill be required to build a second aircraft capable of circumnavigating the globe using onlythe power of the sun. | 
