Solar Plane Aiming for First Round-The-World Flight Lands in India

The first round-the-world solar-powered flight landed in India on Wednesday, the second leg of a 35,000-km (22,000-mile) journey seeking to demonstrate that flying long distances fueled by renewable energy is possible. The Solar Impulse 2 arrived in the west Indian city of Ahmedabad after a flight of about 15 hours over the Arabian Sea from Muscat in Oman. “It's a privilege to fly in an aeroplane like that,” pilot Bertrand Piccard told reporters after landing. Piccard and...

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