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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.
Solar-powered plane completes first fuel-free flight around the globe. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The first round-the-world solar-powered flight continues its journey, taking off from Nanjing, China, to cross the Pacific Ocean towards Hawaii. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2, makes a successful landing in Oman and takes off the next day for India. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford lands in Belgium after completing a record-breaking 52-country, five-continent flight around the world. The intrepid 19-year-old British-Belgian has become the youngest woman to circumnavigate the planet flying solo. IMAGES
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