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he Solar Impulse 2
aircraft has completed a historic flight in its quest to circle the globe
without consuming a drop of fuel, touching down gracefully in Hawaii after the
most arduous leg of its journey.
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| Solar Impulse 2 - around-the-world powered by just the sun. |
The sun-powered plane, piloted by veteran Swiss aviator
Andre Borschberg, took 118 hours — about five days — to make the voyage from
Japan to Hawaii and landed shortly after dawn at Kalaeloa Airport on the main
Hawaiian island of Oahu.
"Just landed in #Hawaii with @solarimpulse! For
@bertrandpiccard and I, it's a dream coming true," Mr Borschberg tweeted
triumphantly after completing the most perilous part of the around-the-world
odyssey.
Mr Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard have been alternating the
long solo flights and Japan to Hawaii — where it was Borschberg in sole control
— was the eighth of 13 legs
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