“Solar Impulse-2″ broke in flight over the Pacific Ocean – BBC Russian

• June 1, 2015

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“Solar Impulse-2″ made the flight to Hawaii

travel around the world on solar-powered aircraft “Solar Impulse-2″ (Solar Impulse 2) interrupted flight across the Pacific Ocean because of the bad weather conditions.

As the representative of the team, leading the flight, the pilot aircraft, Swiss Andre Borshbergu recommended to stop the flight and land in Japan.

Now the team “Solar Impulse-2″ will be waiting for better weather before you decide to continue round the world trip, which began in March of this year from Abu Dhabi.

On a Sunday morning flight I went to China on a flight across the Pacific Ocean. Flight from China to Hawaii Nanjing – the longest stage of the world tour – was to take six days.

Bertrand Piccard, who watched the flight control center in Monaco, said: “We do not Daredevil, we researchers “.

” Security for us is an absolute priority. Everything is very pleased with the aircraft, but the weather let us down “.

The plane” Solar Impulse-2 “, with a wingspan of 72 meters and weighing 2.3 tons, it uses only solar energy mission. Its wings are covered with 17 thousand solar cells.