Solar Impulse 2 has set a new world record for the longest non-stop solo flight. Landing in Hawaii Friday morning local time, the sun-powered plane, piloted by Andre Borschberg, stayed in the air for ...

There are many reasons why the recent landing of the Solar Impulse 2 in Northern California is not the beginning of a new era in commercial flight — and none of those reasons matter. The journey ...

Tulsa, we have a landing. Pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2 in the Oklahoma city shortly around 12:15 a.m. ET Thursday, completing an 18-hour, 975-mile flight with no fuel. "After ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A solar-powered airplane landed in California on Saturday, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world. A ...

The Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Egypt after a flight of nearly 49 hours without fuel, covering a distance of 3,745 kilometres. The journey marks the second to last leg of the first Round-The-World ...

Solar Impulse 2 had a plan of going around the globe on solar power; but the battery overheated, causing the project to be put on hold until next spring. © 2025 ...

The solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 took off from the San Francisco area early Monday as it continues its around-the-world tour with several flights across the U.S. The plane took off at 8:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON — An experimental, solar-powered aircraft took off from Tulsa in the Midwestern US state of Oklahoma early Saturday, kicking off the latest phase of its record-breaking quest to circle the ...

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