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Solar-Powered Plane Completes Second Leg Of Round-The-World Flight The Plane-Solar Impulse 2- fueled by the sun’s rays only, landed in Oman Tuesday night after a delay of two days. It took off from Abu Dhabi on Monday with pilot Andre Borschberg at the control for the 250-mile flight. The plane left Muscat, Oman after eight hours stopover for Ahmadabad, India with pilot Bertrand Piccard at the control. Solar Impulse 2's visit to Oman was a short pit-stop on its marathon 35,000-kilometer, five month journey across the globe, via India, Myanmar, China and the U.S. Monday's journey to Oman was a relatively short one, compared to some of the longer legs, which will take up to five or six days and nights. Borschberg and Piccard will spend a total of 500 hours behind the controls over the entire trip, taking it in turns in the tiny 3.8-square meter single-seater cockpit. The pair will also split ocean-flying duties: Piccard will take on the five-day, five-night journey across the Pacific, while Borschberg will tackle the Atlantic. The Swiss aircraft touched down at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 11.24 p.m. Gujarat Chief Secretary D.J. Pandian received pilot Bertrand Piccard at the airport and presented him with a Gujarati shawl. “I am happy to be in India,” said Mr. Piccard. This is the airplane’s second stop. Solar Impulse 2 began its journey from Abu Dhabi on Monday and made a stopover at the Muscat International Airport in Oman on Tuesday morning. From Oman, it headed for Ahmadabad, covering a distance of 1,465 km in 16 hours. It will be stationed here for two days for the pilots to hold meetings with government officials, stakeholders and civil society members. The Aditya Birla Group is the India host for Solar Impulse 2. Readers may like to know that Mr. Bertrand Piccard is one of the first balloonists to circle the earth. Pictures of the plane could be seen below: Source: CNN. The Hindu.           |
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Very Interesting...I'm following this event as well.
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I didn't know about this, thank you for sharing!
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Yes Roxy, it is a beautiful ship and it took them reportedly 12 years to build and then fly it now! Thanks for showing interest on my blog once again. Have a nice time.
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I didn't know about this, thank you for sharing!
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Hi Looklook, MBN, Thank you for this informative blog. I've read somewhat about it sometime ago and am stunned for its success and hope for its best also. But I just wonder, if ever it would be a passenger flight one day. Though I wouldn't like to fly with it really, concerning the weight when when full. I have used lots of other flights before and even helicopters but I didn't like the Concord flight, due to its speed, I was really a bit afraid in it and was just praying for our safe destination. Good blog however Looklook. Wish you all my best, keep well always, Lisa. 
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Lisa,Dear MLLD. Whenever you come here , you simply enrich my blog with additional information that makes it more readable as well as more informative. Thanks my dearest Lisa for your kind gesture.You are lucky that you could fly concord. I was not so much lucky like you! My first flight to U.S.A. was from Amsterdam in 1970s. Neither from London nor from Paris. I do not think that solar powered planes could be used in the near future for transporting passengers like a regular Airliner. Hope you are having a wonderful time. Stay always happy and cheerful. Regards and wish you best of everything. look
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3/12/2015 6:50 am |
Hi Look: This is great progress in solar power. All these wars, pollution, and of course the huge expense of oil, hopefully this will help end the world's dependence on oil.
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Hi Look: This is great progress in solar power. All these wars, pollution, and of course the huge expense of oil, hopefully this will help end the world's dependence on oil. You are absolutely correct. Thanks for passing by and leaving the comment here on my post.. Have a nice weekend.
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