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The Swiss aeronaut Andre Borshberg made a landing in Dayton after a 17-hour flight to Ohio without fuel, according to the project page on the social network Twitter. It is reported newsera.ru.
The flight from Tulsa to Dayton became the 12th of the sixteen conceived within the framework of the world tour. Cruising Speed Solar Impulse 2 is 140 km per hour. The end point of travel solntseleta planned capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abu Dhabi, where he started his own flight.
The aircraft Solar Impulse 2, which is used for flight only energy from the sun, began to travel around the world March 9, 2015 in Abu Dhabi. He has already visited Oman (Muscat), India (Varanasi), Myanmar (Mandalay), China (Chongqing and Nanjing) and Japan (Nagoya). The record of the aircraft at the moment – 120 hours of flight. We then discovered the aircraft battery damage due to overheating.
Solar Impulse 2 was presented to the public by mid-spring of the year before last and successfully tested in summer. The scope of aircraft wings – 72 meters, weight – 2.3 tons
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