Worlds first solar plane - Solar Impulse 2

Solar Impulse 2  is the c powered aircraft had landed in Muscat,Oman yesterday after finishing the first leg of its journey to become the first plane to fly around the world powered solely by the sun. The aircraft took nearly 13 hours to reach Muscat from Abu Dhabi.

The aircraft took off from Muscat earlier this morning and is expected to land in Ahmadabad after flying nearly 1,465 kilometer over the Arabian Sea.

Solar Impulse 2 is claimed to be the first aircraft to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, propelled solely by the sun's energy, as per the project's website.

The single seater aircraft made of carbon fibre has a 72 meter wingspan, larger than that of Boeing-747 and weighs just 2,300 kg, equivalent to the weight of a car, it said.The 17,248 solar cells built into the wing supply electric motors with renewable energy.

The solar cells recharge four lithium polymer batteries totaling 633 kg each, which allow the aircraft to fly at night and therefore have virtually unlimited autonomy, the statement said. Andre Borschberg will share the pilot duties in due course with fellow Swiss, Bertrand Piccard.

Bertrand Piccard, co-founder and co-pilot of Solar Impulse 2 flyer said that through this attempt to complete the first solar- powered flight, we want to demonstrate that clean technology and renewable energy can achieve the impossible.

Muscat was the first of 12 planned stops on the plane's journey around the world from Abu Dhabi, with a total flight time of around 25 days spread over five months.

The round-the-world flight will take-off from Abu Dhabi and make a halt at Muscat (Oman), Ahmadabad and Varanasi in India, Mandalay in Myanmar and Chongqing and Nanjing in China. After crossing the Pacific Ocean via Hawaii, the aircraft will fly across the US stopping at Phoenix, the Midwest and New York City.

we  congratulate and wish the team to succeed in this venture.