http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-8-from-Nagoya-to-HawaiiDespite the hard work of the Solar Impulse team to repair the batteries which overheated in the record breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii, the solar powered airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg will stay in Hawaii until early spring 2016.
...will stop in New York before a transatlantic flight to Europe. From there the pilots plan to make their way back to the point of departure in Abu Dhabi.
LockH said:Solar-powered plane lands in California after Pacific crossing
https://www.yahoo.com/news/solar-powered-plane-lands-california-pacific-crossing-071159698.html
...will stop in New York before a transatlantic flight to Europe. From there the pilots plan to make their way back to the point of departure in Abu Dhabi.
arkmundi said:Celebrate the arrival of solar flight NYC, hit Broadway!
arkmundi said:If I was a solo pilot flying an experimental solar plane across the Pacific, I'd want to be named 'Yikes' too. Will there be a crowd waiting in NYC?
http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-10-from-San_Francisco-to-Phoenix10 min ago
Close moment
Si2, in the commands of André Borschberg, has already completed 87% of the journey (1068km) to Phoenix!
goal now is to reach New York as soon as possible in order to have enough time to find a clear weather window to cross the Atlantic.
BREAKING NEWS: Bertrand Piccard will fly tomorrow from Phoenix to Tulsa Oklahoma! Takeoff time: 10AM UTC
BREAKING: André Borschberg will takeoff from Tulsa, May 21st at 09:00 UTC, 04:00 LT to Dayton Ohio