{"id":269529,"date":"2025-08-14T09:22:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T08:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/solar-plane-sets-new-record-for-highest-ever-flight-at-9521-metres-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T08:22:46","slug":"solar-plane-sets-new-record-for-highest-ever-flight-at-9521-metres-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/solar-plane-sets-new-record-for-highest-ever-flight-at-9521-metres-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar plane sets new record for highest ever flight at 9,521 metres | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1pQG2tbMaYM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Solar plane sets new record for highest ever flight at 9,521 metres | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1pQG2tbMaYM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Swiss pilot has broken the record for the highest ever flight using a solar-powered electric plane. His development team says the plane took him to a soaring 9,521 metres, surpassing the previous altitude record which stood for 15 years. The SolarStratos plane made the landmark flight from an airport in southwest Switzerland, taking advantage of warm air thermals to take the title.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Swiss pilot has broken the record for the highest ever flight using a solar-powered electric plane. 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