They may have made their historic landing in Ahmedabad but the pilots of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the world’s first plane powered by solar energy to circumnavigate the globe, are already looking ahead to the most challenging legs of their pioneering journey crossing the vast Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Powered by more than 17,000 solar cells, Si2 landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in Ahmedabad at 11.25 pm on Tuesday. The one-seater plane was piloted from Muscat, Oman by Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss psychiatrist and adventurist.
Andre Borschberg, a Swiss businessman and pilot, is the second journeyman on the mission and the duo has distributed flying duties across different legs of the 35,000-km journey that started in Abu Dhabi. “Most important thing for us is that we could put this badge on. We could put India on our sleeves,” said Piccard after landing in India yesterday.
12/03/15 Mid Day
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Powered by more than 17,000 solar cells, Si2 landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in Ahmedabad at 11.25 pm on Tuesday. The one-seater plane was piloted from Muscat, Oman by Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss psychiatrist and adventurist.
Andre Borschberg, a Swiss businessman and pilot, is the second journeyman on the mission and the duo has distributed flying duties across different legs of the 35,000-km journey that started in Abu Dhabi. “Most important thing for us is that we could put this badge on. We could put India on our sleeves,” said Piccard after landing in India yesterday.
12/03/15 Mid Day
