QuoteUnmanned solar plane smashes records
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QinetiQ's "Zephyr" aircraft has been in the air for seven days smashing all previous records for unmanned flight.
London, England (CNN) -- An unmanned solar aircraft has smashed the world record for continuous flight.
The "Zephyr" plane, developed by UK defense technology company, QinetiQ, took off from the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona on July 9. Seven days on, it was still flying high.
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