Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
Source: BBC
Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
5 hours ago
From the section Science & Environment
The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi. Bertrand Piccard piloted the plane for a final time, steering it safely from the Egyptian capital Cairo to the UAE.
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The 17-stage journey covered some 42,000km, taking in four continents, three seas and two oceans. The longest leg, an 8,924km (5,545-mile) flight from Nagoya in Japan to Hawaii, US, lasted nearly 118 hours and saw Mr Borschberg break the absolute world record for longest (time duration) uninterrupted solo flight. It was just one of 19 official aviation records set during the global adventure.
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