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Solar Impulse adventurer Bertrand Piccard: ‘We did it!’

After years of hard work, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have completed the first-ever, round-the-world solar flight. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Why is weather so important to Solar Impulse?

This content was published on The plane’s journey so far has shown that the right weather conditions are rare. Wind and cold fronts have, in the past, played havoc with the Swiss solar-powered plane’s attempt to go around the world.   By the time pilot André Borschberg started the first Pacific crossing from Japan to Hawaii on June 28, the…

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This content was published on The plane flies from the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing in a 120-hour flight to Hawaii. It’s the longest leg of the round-the-world trip. The team have waited several weeks for optimal weather conditions. They need as much sunlight as possible to adequately charge the plane’s solar cells in-flight. The Solar Impulse project was launched…

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