A revolutionary inflatable hangar will replace a tornado-torn building in St. Louis, Missouri that was set aside for the Solar Impulse plane during its groundbreaking solar-powered flight across the United States. St. Louis is a symbolic stop for pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, who will pay their respects to Charles Lindbergh and “Spirit of St. Louis” – the first plane to successfully complete the trip from New York to Paris.
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