Solar plane leaves Calif. on cross-country trip




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Summary: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) , A solar-powered airplane left Northern California on Friday for the first leg of a planned cross-country trip that its co-pilot described as a "milestone" in aviation history. The Solar Impulse , considered the world's most-advanced sun-powered plane , left Moffett Field in Mountain View just after dawn.