Saturday 25 June 2016

Solar Impulse completes Atlantic crossing with landing in Seville

Solar Impulse completes Atlantic crossing with landing in Seville

The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has touched down in Spain, completing the 70-hour Atlantic leg of its historic bid to circle the globe. The landing in Seville marked the end of the 15th stage of Solar Impulse's journey. Pilot Bertrand Piccard made swift progress over the ocean after leaving New York on Monday. Mission managers will now plot a route to Abu Dhabi where the venture began in March, 2015. The project had hoped to end the 6,000km Atlantic leg in Paris...

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