Solar Impulse 2 plane makes successful first landing in Oman in round-the-world record attempt
A solar-powered plane has completed the first leg of its five-month journey in a bid to become the first of its kind to fly around the world. The first leg, which was originally scheduled for Saturday but was delayed because of high winds, capped 13 years of research and testing by Swiss pilots Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard. "From Mission Control Centre in #Monaco the engineers are helping me to perform oxygen mask tests from #SolarImpulse," Borschberg tweeted. The longest single leg will see a lone pilot fly non-stop for five days and nights across the Pacific Ocean between Nanjing, China and Hawaii, a distance of 8,500 kilometres. Pilots envision clean energy future Borschberg and Piccard will alternate stints flying the plane, which can hold only one person, with the aircraft able to fly on autopilot during rest breaks.
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