The Solar
Impulse 2 plane has landed in the Midwestern US state of Ohio as part of its
round-the-world journey. The plane's operators want to show the potential of
solar energy.
Deutsche Welle, 22 May 2016
Solar
Impulse 2 landed in Dayton, Ohio, late on Saturday local time, for the latest
stage of its globe-spanning trip that began last year in the Middle East.
The plane,
which is completely solar-powered, took off from Tulsa, Oklahoma, earlier
Saturday. The 12th leg of the journey took 17 hours.
BREAKING @andreborschberg just landed in #Dayton after a zero-fuel 17h flight to #Ohio ! #futureisclean pic.twitter.com/Iqp5dgWAFC— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) May 22, 2016
The
operators and makers of the plane, Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre
Borschberg, said they wanted to achieve the first-ever round-the-world solar
flight in order to demonstrate the power of clean technologies.
In a few minutes #Si2 will enter the mobile hangar in #Dayton to rest for a few days #futureisclean pic.twitter.com/BQUwkqg9GT— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) May 22, 2016
Made up of
17,000 solar-cells, which power the plane's propellers and charge its
batteries, the Solar Impulse 2 ideally travels at a speed of 45 kmh (28 mph).
Piccard and
Borschberg began the flight in March 2015 from the United Arab Emirates. The
plane has travelled through much of Asia, including India, Myanmar, China and
Japan.
blc/jm (AFP, AP)
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