Groundbreaking Solar Plane Begins Global Flight

A solar-powered plane called, Solar Impulse-2, has
begun an epic record-breaking flight around the
world. The aircraft, which took off from Abu
Dhabi, is heading east to Muscat in Oman.
The plane will fly from one continent to another
over the next five months. It will also cross the
Pacific and Atlantic oceans in the process. A
Swiss pilot, Andre Borschberg was at the helms
of control of the single-seater vehicle as it took
off at 07:12 local time (03:12 GMT). He will share
the pilot duties in due course with fellow Swiss,
Bertrand Piccard.
The plane will stop at various locations around
the globe, to rest and to carry out maintenance,
and also to spread a campaign about clean
technologies.
Speaking to newsmen before taking off,
Borschberg said, “I am confident we have a very
special aero plane, and it will have to get us
across the big oceans. We may have to fly for
five days and five nights to do that, and it will be
a challenge. But we have the next two months, as
we fly the legs to China, to train and prepare
ourselves.”
Monday’s leg to Oman will cover about 400km
and take an estimated 12 hours. Details of the
journey are being relayed on the Internet.....cool but wouldn't dream of flying in that for the next 10 years. Malaysian airline still fresh on my mind.

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