Solar plane lands in Phoenix after 1st leg of trip across U.S.




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Summary: PHOENIX (AP) , Alone in the single-seat cockpit and high above the American Southwest, pilot Bertrand Piccard could hear only his plane's gear box and the quiet whine of four electric motors. No noisy jet engines. He's flying Solar Impulse, considered the world's most advanced sun-powered plane.