Mandalay: The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), a solar-powered aircraft on a mission to fly around the globe without a drop of fuel, has landed here on Thursday, completing the fourth leg of its historic flight, according to media reports.
The aircraft, piloted by the Swiss project chairman Bertrand Piccard, had taken off from the Indian city of Varanasi early on Thursday, and reached Myanmar after crossing the Bay of Bengal and a tall mountain range, covering a distance of about 1,400 km, according to a BBC report.
Capable of flying over oceans for several days and nights in a row, the single-seater Si2, which started its journey from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 9, will travel 35,000 km around the world in 25 days.
It will likely be another five months before the aircraft returns to the UAE, after it crosses both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Piccard takes turns with project CEO Andre Borschberg to guide the Si2 on its circumnavigation of the globe. - So far, the pair has covered about 4,500 km since the start of their adventure.
19/03/15 IANS/Times of India
The aircraft, piloted by the Swiss project chairman Bertrand Piccard, had taken off from the Indian city of Varanasi early on Thursday, and reached Myanmar after crossing the Bay of Bengal and a tall mountain range, covering a distance of about 1,400 km, according to a BBC report.
Capable of flying over oceans for several days and nights in a row, the single-seater Si2, which started its journey from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 9, will travel 35,000 km around the world in 25 days.
It will likely be another five months before the aircraft returns to the UAE, after it crosses both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Piccard takes turns with project CEO Andre Borschberg to guide the Si2 on its circumnavigation of the globe. - So far, the pair has covered about 4,500 km since the start of their adventure.
19/03/15 IANS/Times of India
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