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Added on the 02/05/2016 18:08:04 - Copyright : Reuters EN
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse Two took off from California for Arizona on Monday morning, resuming its mission to travel around the world using only energy from the sun. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The zero-fuel airplane Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night, completing at 35,000 kilometer trip across all the continents of the earth powered only by sunlight. Mission Control in Monaco cheered as Balloonist Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft back to the same location from which it took off back in March 2015. Although its 236 foot wingspan is wider than a 747 jumbo jet, the Solar Impulse weighs only 2.3 tons.
A solar-powered plane, which has been grounded in Hawaii since July after making a record-breaking five-day nonstop flight across the Pacific, resumes its around-the-world journey. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Solar-powered plane completes first fuel-free flight around the globe. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Solar Impulse 2 lands in the UAE, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy. IMAGES
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