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Solar-powered plane SI 2 lands in Hawaii in record-breaking feat
Updated On: 03 July, 2015 10:59 PM IST | | IANS
<p>Solar Impulse 2 (SI2), the first solar-powered aircraft in an attempt to fly around the world, safely landed at Kalaeloa Airport in Honolulu, capital of Hawaii, at 5.51 a.m. local time on Friday after a 118-hour non-stop flight over the Pacific</p>
Honolulu (US): Solar Impulse 2 (SI2), the first solar-powered aircraft in an attempt to fly around the world, safely landed at Kalaeloa Airport in Honolulu, capital of the US state of Hawaii, at 5.51 a.m. local time (1551 GMT) on Friday after a 118-hour non-stop flight over the Pacific.
Swiss explorer Andre Borshberg, the pilot, finally walked out of the cockpit after remaining there waiting for one more hour upon landing, Xinhua news agency reported.
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