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by Teo Kermeliotis, for CNN

updated 11.09 AM EDT, Tue April 2014

Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg have unveiled Solar Impulse 2. The solar-powered aircraft will attempt to circle the globe next year. It will have to fly non-stop for five days and nights crossing the Pacific and the Atlantic. The aviation pioneers want to raise awareness about clean energy.

Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg發表"太陽能脈衝2號"飛機。此太陽能飛機，預計於明年環繞地球。它將不停的在太平洋及大西洋上空飛行五晝夜。飛機駕駛員樂見這種清潔能源。

Solar Impulse 2 is the updated version of  a prototype (picture here) that wrote history in 2010 by the first solar aircraft capable of flying overnight.

太陽能脈衝2號的原型機(下圖)是首次於2010年能飛行整個晚上的太陽能飛機。

Solar Impulse 2,which was unveiled last week in Payeme, Switzerland, is expected to begin its journey in March 2015.

太陽能脈衝2號, 上週發表於Payeme,瑞士，並計畫於2015年三月實際飛行。