Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland pilots his solar powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 as it takes off from New York.

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Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland pilots his solar powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 as it takes off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Monday, June 20, 2016. The Solar Impulse 2 team are attempting to circumnavigate the World using solar energy alone, leaving the United States and heading across the Atlantic Ocean to Seville, Spain.

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Size: 4228px × 2819px
Location: JFK Airport, New York.
Photo credit: © Trevor Collens / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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