26/07/2016
Solar Impulse 2, has created history by circumnavigating the globe without a drop of fossil fuel. It has covered more than 40,000km in its quest to become the first plane to circle the world using just the energy from the Sun. The Cairo-Abu Dhabi flight marks the 17th and final segment in the journey, which has included crossings of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/environment/live-coverage-solar-impulse-2-makes-historic-landing-in-abu-dhabi-1.1868296
• Distance to travel: 35,000 km (22,000 miles)
• Number of flight hours to be completed: 500
• Cruising speed: between 45 km/h (28 mph) and 90 km/h (56 mph) (depending on altitude)
• Number of stages planned: 10 Oceans overflown: 2, the Pacific and the Atlantic
• Regions: Arabian Sea, India, Myanmar, China, the Pacific Ocean, the United States, the Atlantic Ocean, Southern Europe and North Africa
• Mission duration: 5 months on two years
• Support team: 60 people
• Pilots: Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, a tandem that will take turns at the controls of the plane
