It is perfectly reasonable to ask what possible use a single seat airplane the size of Rhode Island will ever be, but the same question could have been asked about The Spirit of St Louis or the Voyager. It will be a long time before we find out where this really goes. I'm looking forward to finding out.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/133511/20110412/solar-powered-airplane-test-flight-photos.htm
The flight apparently lasted about 2 hours. You can get further details, as well as a list of sponsors, at the following link.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-18/solar-plane-backed-by-deutsche-bank-flies-for-two-hours-in-bern.html
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