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Solar Impulse 2 flies over the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California. Reuters

Solar Impulse 2 Concludes Historic Flight in Abu Dhabi

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Abu Dhabi, London-Solar Impulse 2 started a first-of-its-kind 16-month flight without using a drop of fossil fuel and concluded its epic journey in the early hours of Tuesday morning, returning to Abu Dhabi. The aircraft arrived at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu...

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Solar Impulse 2. Reuters

Solar Impulse 2 Completes Arizona-to-Oklahoma Leg of World Tour

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2016 | Travel

An experimental airplane powered solely by energy from the sun has landed in Oklahoma after taking off from Arizona on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from Phoenix Goodyear Airport about 3 a.m. Thursday. It...

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Ground staff prepare to push the “Solar Impulse 2”, a solar powered plane, into a hangar after it landed at the airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad March 11, 2015. REUTERS

Solar Plane Arrives in Arizona on Round-the-World Flight

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 3, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture, Travel

A solar-powered Swiss-made airplane midway through a historic bid to circle the globe completed the tenth leg of its journey on Monday, landing in suburban Arizona after a daylong flight from California. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build...