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Pilot breaks altitude record for solar-powered plane, team says

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...
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Altitude discrepancies and pilot challenges emerge from Washington mid-air collision inquiry

Questionable altitude data and challenges facing new army pilots are among factors that have surfaced as part of the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the fatal 29 January ...
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Alaska Airlines flight at a different altitude could have been ‘catastrophic,’ experts say

Several Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 passengers were hurt when a side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 burst midflight last week — but injuries could have been much worse had circumstances been slightly ...
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UND conducts pressure suit test for potential record-setting, high-altitude flight

GRAND FORKS — A pilot who just set a high-altitude record in June of 2023 is getting ready to do it again. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, he ran a test of a pressurized flight suit at University of North ...
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Swiss pilot surpasses solar-powered plane altitude record

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 metres, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos plane made the ...