Solar Impulse 2 completes flight across the Pacific Ocean
The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2, piloted by 62-year-old pilot Andre Borschberg, flew across the Pacific Ocean and landed in Kalaeloa, Hawaii. The flight lasted 4 days 21 hours 51 minutes. During this time, the pilot flew 8172 km. The first flight took place on May 30 in Nanjing, China, but on May 31 the plane was grounded in the Japanese city of Nagoya due to bad weather. On June 29, Borschberg took off from Nagoya, and on July 2 he broke the world record for flight duration.