Solar Impulse 2 sets out on round-the-world flight - interactive

The first attempt to circumnavigate the Earth in an exclusively solar-powered plane successfully began at Abu Dhabi Al Bateen Executive Airport on March 9, 2015.

The first attempt to circumnavigate the Earth in an exclusively solar-powered plane successfully began at Abu Dhabi Al Bateen Executive Airport on March 9, 2015.

Updated: March 09, 2015, 12:00 AM