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Added on the 13/07/2016 11:47:52 - Copyright : Reuters EN
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for the penultimate stop in the solar-powered plane's world tour, two days after setting off from Spain. 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).
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 takes off from Ahmedabad in India on the next leg of an unprecedented bid to fly around the world. 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)
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