Fly across the US using a solar-powered plane.

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Heracleum Persicum
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Fly across the US using a solar-powered plane.

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18 hours from San Francisco to Phoenix. Kind of slow. If they get it up to carrying non time-sensitive payloads, it could be useful.
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The low speed would be fine for a high-endurance surveillance platform.
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