W.Va. student talks to solar-powered plane pilots

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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia fifth grader got to talk with the pilots of the world’s most advanced solar-powered plane after winning a national competition.

Eleven-year-old Nick Turziano interviewed the Switzerland-based pilots of the Solar Impulse by satellite Monday from Wheeling’s St. Michael Parish School.

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