A prototype solar-powered plane has made its first full test flight - coming closer to the goal of using solar energy to fly around the world.

一架以太阳能为能源的飞机已经圆满完成其首次试飞任务——其结果越来越接近我们利用太阳能环球飞行的目标。

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Sunday's flight clears spaceship builder Scaled Composites to begin rocket-powered flights next year, and test flights in space in late 2011 or early 2012.

周日的飞行明确了宇宙飞船建造商s caled Composites将要在明年开启装有火箭发动机的飞行计划，在太空中的试验飞行将在2011年底或2012年初进行。

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He completed a 10-minute test flight recently with his jet-powered wing strapped to his back, flying for nearly 36km in Switzerland. (See photo).

最近，他在瑞士进行了10分钟的试飞，背负翅膀成功飞行近36公里。

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SpaceShipTwo, its inventively named commercial vehicle designed to take (well-moneyed) civilians into outerspace, has just completed its first rocket-powered test flight.

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The Air Force is also testing jet engines using biofuels and had the first successful biofuel-powered test flight just last week.

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Speaking of sun-powered planes, the Solar Impulse just made its final test flight around the San Francisco Bay Area before embarking on a cross-country voyage next week.

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