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

• June 1, 2015

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

As the representative of the team, leading the flight, the pilot of the aircraft, the Swiss Andre Borshbergu, it is recommended to terminate 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 Sunday morning the plane departed from 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.

The plane “Solar Impulse-2″, with a wingspan of 72 meters and weighing 2.3 tons, used for flights only solar energy.