Around The World: Solar Impulse 2's Journey

Graham Warwick

March 9, 2015

Skydweller Aero

Flight 1: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to Muscat, Oman

Duration: 13 hr 1 min.

Distance: 417 nm

Pilot: Andre Borschberg

March 10, 2015

Skydweller Aero

Flight 2: Muscat, Oman, to Ahmedabad, India

Duration: 15 hr 20 min.

Distance: 860 nm

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

March 18, 2015

Skydweller Aero

Flight 3: Ahmedabad to Varanasi, India

Duration:13 hr 15 min.

Distance: 630 nm 

Pilot: Andre Borschberg

March 18-19

Skydweller Aero

Flight 4: Varanasi, India, to Mandalay, Myanmar

Duration: 13 hr 29 min.

Distance: 829 nm 

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

March 29-30

Skydweller Aero

Flight 5: Mandalay, Myanmar, to Chongqing, China  

Duration: 20 hr 29 min.

Distance: 883 nm 

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

April 20-21

Skydweller Aero

Flight 6: Chongqing to Nanjing, China 

Duration: 17 hr 22 min. 

Distance: 747 nm 

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

May 30-June 1

Skydweller Aero

Flight 7: Nanjing, China, to Nagoya, Japan 

Duration: 44 hr 9 min.

Distance: 1,589 nm  

Pilot: Andre Borschberg

June 28-July 3

Skydweller Aero

Flight 8: Nagoya, Japan, to Kalaeloa, Hawaii

Duration: 117 hr 52 min.

Distance: 4,819 nm 

Pilot: Andre Borschberg

April 21-23

Skydweller Aero

Flight 9: Kalaelo, Hawaii, to Mountain View, California  

Duration: 62 hr 29 min.

Distance: 2,206 nm 

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

May 2

Skydweller Aero

Flight 10: Mountain View, California, to Phoenix, Arizona 

Duration: 15 hr 52 min.

Distance: 601 nm 

Pilot: Andre Borschberg

May 12-13

Skydweller Aero

Flight 11: Phoenix, Arizona, to Tulsa, Oklahoma  

Duration: 18 hr 10 min.

Distance: 50 nm  

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

May 21-23

Skydweller Aero

Flight 12: Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Dayton, Ohio 

Duration: 16 hr 34 min.

Distance: 647 nm  

Pilot: Andre Borschberg

 

 

May 25

Skydweller Aero

Flight 13: Dayton, Ohio, to Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania 

Duration: 16 hr 49 min.

Distance: 567 nm 

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

 

June 11

Skydweller Aero

Flight 14: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, to New York, New York 

Duration: 4 hr 41 min.

Distance: 143 nm  

Pilot: Andre Borschberg

June 20-24

Skydweller Aero

Flight 15: New York to Seville, Spain 

Duration: 71 hr 8 min.

Distance: 3,653 nm  

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

July 11-13

Skydweller Aero

Flight 16: Seville, Spain, to Cairo, Egypt  

Duration: 48 hr 50 min.

Distance: 2,022 nm   

Pilot: Andre Borschberg

July 23-26

Skydweller Aero

Flight 17: Cairo, Egypt, to Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Duration: 48 hr 37 min. 

Distance: 1,455 nm

Pilot: Bertrand Piccard

When Solar Impulse 2 flew around the world in 2015-16, including Andre Borschberg’s almost five-day solo flight across the Pacific, it dispelled the belief that solar-powered aircraft must be gossamer machines with limited capabilities. We look back at its journey around the world. 

See the full story on how Skydweller is set to turn Solar Impulse 2 into a long-endurance UAV. 

 

Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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