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So fantastic! Solar Impulse 2 lands in Spain, completes first-ever Atlantic flight
•The voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing of a plane with only solar power.
Solar Impulse 2 completes 70 hour transatlantic solar powered flight
Fp Archives •The experimental Solar Impulse 2 plane landed in Spain on Thursday morning, after completing a 70-hour journey from New York powered only by sunlight.
Sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 flies by Statue of Liberty, lands in New York
•Solar Impulse 2 circled the statue and cruised along the Manhattan skyline before turning back south for the landing at Kennedy International Airport.
Solar Impulse completes latest leg on record-breaking flight
•The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft landed in the US state of Pennsylvania Wednesday, completing the latest leg of a record-breaking flight around the world to promote renewable energy.
Solar-powered plane lands in California after risky flight across Pacific Ocean
Fp Staff •The solar-powered airplane, which is attempting to circumnavigate the globe to promote clean energy and the spirit of innovation, arrived from Hawaii after a three-day journey across the Pacific Ocean.
People of the Sun: Solar Impulse 2 completes three-day 'test of human endurance'
•The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Mountain View, in the Silicon Valley south of San Francisco, on Saturday night following a 62-hour, nonstop solo flight from Hawaii without fuel
World's first solar-powered plane's pilot plays down criticism of Indian red-tape by colleague
Fp Archives •One of the pilots of the solar powered plane Solar Impulse-2 on Wednesday sought to play down the the criticism by his colleague.
World's first solar plane's take-off from Ahmedabad delayed due to red-tape, alleges pilot
Fp Archives •A pilot who is trying to make history by flying a solar-powered plane around the world launched an angry attack on Indian bureaucracy.
World's first solar-powered plane takes off for Varanasi from Ahmedabad
Fp Archives •The world's only 'zero-fuel' aircraft 'Solar Impulse-2' took off from Ahmedabad for the holy city of Varanasi as a part of its round-the-world trip.
Rain delays Solar Impulse 2's departure from India
Fp Archives •Weather forecasts showed there was a good chance of rain in Ahmedabad on Saturday night, and organisers said that "due to the weather", the plane would now take off on Tuesday, March 17.