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Pilot Bertrand Piccard says he had dreamt of "flying day and night with no fuel" and upon landing the Solar Impulse 2 in California, his dream had come true. 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.
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
Solar Impulse pilots prepare for their final stretch of round the world journey, which is expected to be a 48 hour-long flight. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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).
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