02.06.2015
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Solar Impulse in Japan
http://www.solarimpulse.com/
UPDATE - WE HAVE LANDED IN NAGOYA (JAPAN). Unfortunately the
current weather window to reach Hawaii has closed. The cold front is too
dangerous to cross, so we have decided to land in Nagoya Airfield, also known as
Komaki Airport, and wait for better weather conditions in order to continue. We
would like to thank JCAB, MILIT, MOFA, Japanese Customs and Immigration JSDF,
Nakanihon Air Service, Centrair and Kuehne-Nagel, for their incredible help to
our team in Nagoya.
In the moment of truth - since Bertrand Piccard had the idea of an airplane
flying day and night without fuel, André Borschberg originally took off with
Solar Impulse from Nanjing to Hawaii on Saturday 30 at 18:39UTC in what was the
first oceanic, exploration and longest leg of the Round-the-World Solar Flight.
André Borschberg landed at 23:49 local time, after a 44 hour and 10 minutes
solar flight. The aircraft reached a maximum altitude of 28'000 feet (8'634 m)
and covered a distance of 2'852 km.
http://OzReport.com/1433254507
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