Andre Borschberg

Solar Impulse 2 completes historic round-the-world trip: Incredible welcome for pilots in Abu Dhabi (Watch)

Solar Impulse 2 has completed a 40,000-km journey in 17 legs. It has taken more than 500 hours of flying over the Arabian Sea, India, Myanmar, China, the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the US, southern Europe and North Africa.

Jul 26, 2016, 10:13 AM IST

Watch: Sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 lands in Pennsylvania!

The sun-powered single-seater aircraft, piloted by Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard reached its destination at 8:49 pm CDT after a near 17-hour flight from Dayton, Ohio.

May 26, 2016, 12:35 PM IST

Solar Impulse 2 plane successfully lands in Dayton, Ohio

The world's only solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 has successfully landed in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday after it took off from from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

May 22, 2016, 13:36 PM IST

Solar-powered plane to soar again on round-the-world flight

The solar-powered plane, which stores energy in batteries for when the sun is not shining, will stop in New York before a transatlantic flight to Europe.

May 02, 2016, 15:40 PM IST

Solar Impulse 2 ready to fly again by April 20!

The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2, grounded in Hawaii since the summer for repairs, will be ready to fly again by April 20, the project's spokeswoman said today.

Dec 23, 2015, 21:43 PM IST

Solar Impulse 2: The aircraft that needs no fuel

The dream of flying had always fascinated mankind since ancient times but it was not until the Wright brothers in the beginning of the 20th century that the dream became true.

Mar 17, 2015, 00:10 AM IST