Batu69 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Hawaii Friday, successfully completing a world record-setting 4,000 mile solar powered flight. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY The record-setting flight of the sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 landed in Hawaii on Friday after the longest, most dangerous leg of its around-the-world journey.The plane landed around noon ET at Hawaii's Kalaeloa Airport after an arduous five-day, non-stop flight, according to Solar Impulse's website, which live streamed the event.The completed 4,000-mile leg from Nagoya, Japan, to Hawaii was not only the world's longest solar-powered flight both by time and distance, it also set the record for longest solo flight by time."Just landed in #Hawaii with @solarimpulse! For @bertrandpiccard and I, it's a dream coming true," pilot André Borschberg upon his successful landing.Just landed in #Hawaii with @solarimpulse! For @bertrandpiccard and I, it's a dream coming true pic.twitter.com/0y3xhIbnXN— André Borschberg (@andreborschberg) July 3, 2015Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard have been alternating the long solo flights aboard the plane. The flight from Japan to Hawaii was the eighth of 13 legs.Borschberg had been stuck in the cramped cockpit of the plane since taking off early Monday in Japan. He was unable to stand and his only rest was the occasional 20-minute nap. .@andreborschberg is approaching RWY04R with #Si2 in Kalaleoa airport, Hawaii! What a sight! #futureiscleanhttps://t.co/Z0rhrJS9XV— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) July 3, 2015 Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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