ABU DHABI // Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the Swiss co-founders and pilots of Solar Impulse, revealed the flight path of Solar Impulse 2 on Tuesday at Al Bateen Executive Airport.
On display in an airport hangar, Si2 will take off from the capital in late February or early March and return from circumnavigating the globe in late July or early August.
It will be the first solar-powered plane to fly day and night, and will land in 12 locations around the world. In its attempt to fly around the world without using a drop of fuel, it will travel 35,000 kilometres.
The adventure will take approximately 25 flight days spread over five months. Speeds are estimated to be between 50 kph and 100 kph.
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