NEW YORK, June 11. / TASS /. Solar Impulse Experimental Plane 2, used for flight only solar energy, within the framework of the world tour flying over the Statue of Liberty and landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. This was reported in the Twitter-account of the project
“Solar Impulse 2 has finished its journey through the United States and landed in New York” -. Said the report
aircraft flew on 25 May. of Dayton (Ohio) in the Lehigh Valley. Earlier, the Swiss announced its intention to go from New York to Europe or North Africa, and then -. In Abu Dhabi, where the March 9, 2015 began their journey
Starting from Abu Dhabi, the plane then to land on in Oman, India, Myanmar and China. Due to the bad weather last summer he had an emergency landing in the Japanese city of Nagoya. Solar Impulse 2 There was almost two months in anticipation of favorable weather conditions. Later, the plane flew from Japan to Hawaii, where he arrived on July 3 last year
Solar Impulse 2, designed in Switzerland, is an improved version of its predecessor -. Solar Impulse. The scope of its wings is 72 meters, weight about 2.3 tons. The aircraft is 17 thousand. Solar batteries, from which four electric motors work. Its cruising speed is about 140 kilometers per hour.
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