Greatest altitude for a solar-powered aeroplane (FAI-approved)
- WHO
- André Borschberg
- WHAT
- 9,235 metre(s)
- WHERE
- Switzerland (Payerne)
- WHEN
- 08 July 2010
On 8 July 2010, Swiss pilot and explorer André Borschberg set an altitude record by flying at 9,235 m (30,298 ft) on Solar Impulse in Payerne, Switzerland – this is the highest ever flown by a manned solar-powered aircraft.