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The Dream of Perpetual Flight: How the Journey of Solar Impulse 2 is Possible

Posted on June 10, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

Part Two of a Three-Part Series By Gregory Quinn, Special to the Port Authority Imagine energy reserves increasing during flight! To make this dream a reality, we had to make maximum use of every single watt supplied by the sun … Continue reading →

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From Roosevelt Field to JFK: New York’s Aviation Story Continues with Arrival of the Solar Impulse — Episode One in a Three-Part Miniseries

Posted on June 9, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Gregory Quinn, Special to the Port Authority  Cheryl Albiez, Sr. Public Information Officer, contributed to this post By the time Charles Lindbergh took off in his Spirit of St. Louis on the morning of May 20, 1927, six aviators … Continue reading →

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