Solar Impulse completes round-the-world journey

Posted on 29 Jul 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft completed its round-the-world trip this week. Image courtesy of Wikipedia/Milko Vuille.

Solar powered aircraft ‘Solar Impulse 2’ has completed a marathon circumnavigation of the globe this week.

Following the final 48 hour leg of the journey, the aircraft landed in Abu Dhabi, completing a 43,041km round-the-world trip. Solar Impulse 2 first left Abu Dhabi on the 9th of March last year, before flying east in 17 legs across Asia, the Pacific, America, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and then finally the Middle East.…

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