Ahmedabad: After a delay of over 1.5 hours, Solar Impulse 2 took-off for Varanasi at 7.18am from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport at Ahmedabad on Wednesday. On its journey to Varanasi, pilot Andre Borschberg will fly the zero-fuel airplane on about 1071km for an estimated time of 15 hours and reach around 9pm.
After a brief pit stop in Varanasi, Si2 will leave for Mandalay in Myanmar on Thursday.
The world's first solar-powered plane had landed in Ahmedabad from Muscat on March 10. Si2 was supposed to fly to Varanasi on Sunday morning but it was delayed by three days due to bad weather. Initially the delay was due to light rains in Ahmedabad and then fog concerns in northern parts of country delayed the flight till Wednesday.
A small dance group performed traditional garba for the pilot and the crew early morning. Later after technical check, Borschberg got into the cockpit and began preparations for the take-off.
18/03/15 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
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After a brief pit stop in Varanasi, Si2 will leave for Mandalay in Myanmar on Thursday.
The world's first solar-powered plane had landed in Ahmedabad from Muscat on March 10. Si2 was supposed to fly to Varanasi on Sunday morning but it was delayed by three days due to bad weather. Initially the delay was due to light rains in Ahmedabad and then fog concerns in northern parts of country delayed the flight till Wednesday.
A small dance group performed traditional garba for the pilot and the crew early morning. Later after technical check, Borschberg got into the cockpit and began preparations for the take-off.
18/03/15 Piyush Mishra/Times of India
