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Solar Impulse Pilot to Deliver Keynote Address at Polyurethanes Technical Conference
2015-06-22 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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Solar Impulse 2 begins longest solar-powered flight ever, forced to abort
2015-06-02 14:00:52| Extremetech
Solar Impulse 2 was forced to make an unscheduled landing during its flight from China to Hawaii because it got cloudy.
Solar Impulse lands safely in Japan
2015-06-01 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Solar Impulse, the zero-fuel aeroplane, has landed in Japan after being forced to abort a Pacific crossing due to deteriorating weather ahead of it. The aircraft, which set off from China on Saturday (GMT), had hoped to reach Hawaii by the end of the week. But a developing cold front over the ocean is blocking its path and pilot Andre Borschberg has decided to play safe by putting down in Nagoya. He will now wait in Japan for a new weather opportunity to present itself. Solar Impulse...
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Solar Impulse plane starts six-day Pacific Ocean crossing powered only by the sun
2015-05-31 04:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Solar Impulse 2 plane took off early on Sunday for a six-day, six-night flight over the Pacific Ocean, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun. Pilot Andre Borschberg, 62, left the ground in Nanjing, in eastern China, heading for Hawaii, at about 2.40am , after extended delays awaiting a suitable weather window over safety concerns. Lit by white lights on its wings, the plane climbed into a misty sky with its four whirling propellers nearly...
Solar Impulse Attempts Historic Flight Across the Pacific
2015-05-30 21:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Solar Impulse 2, the first solar airplane able to sustain flight at night with a pilot on board has been making its way around the world over the past few months. The plane took off today a little after 2 a.m. on Sunday in Nanjing, China. The flight from Nanjing to Honolulu, Hawaii is the seventh and longest leg of the first round-the-world solar flight. It will take an estimated six days to complete the roughly 5,000-mile journey. The first leg of the journey took place in early March, taking off...
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