'Solar Impulse' to introduce pollution-free flight

Pioneer Bertrand Piccard is designing a solar plane to fly around the world. In a bid to create pollution-free flight, Piccard and his team are creating a plane that travels solely on the energy received from the sun. The immediate goal isn't one of commercial travel, but rather to create a mindshift in current technologies.

You can read more about this exciting project at http://www.solarimpulse.com - check out the animations for Take-off and Flight, and Around the World to get a good idea of what they're aiming.