It took six years to build the carbon fiber aircraft, which has the wingspan of an Airbus A340 and weighs as much as a mid-size car (1,600 kg).

　　该架碳化纤维材料的“阳光动力”样机经大约6年制成，翼展与空客340的翼展长度相当，机身重量约1600千克，相当于一辆普通中型轿车的重量。

　　The prototype made a "flea hop" in December 2009, flying a distance of 350 meters one meter above the runway of a military airbase near Zurich.

　　去年12月“阳光动力”样机曾在瑞士城市苏黎世附近一座空军基地进行了首飞，飞行高度大约1米，飞行距离约为350米。此次飞行后被称做“跳蚤跳”。