Solar Impulse Completes Around-the-World Flight

Credit: Solar Impulse
After encountering significant turbulence over Saudi Arabia on the final leg, solo pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) in Abu Dhabi on July 26, completing the first solar-powered around-the-world flight. The 48 hr., 47 min. flight from Cairo returned Si2 to where it began the...

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