Cleaner, Greener Energy Powered Solar Impulse 2 Lands In Spain
The solar-powered Solar Impulse touched down in Spain completing the 70-hour Atlantic leg of encircling the globe.
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A solar-powered airplane landed in Spain on Thursday morning after its trans-Atlantic flight on the latest leg of its globe-circling voyage.
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from New York City early on Monday morning.
Bertrand Piccard, who is piloting the aircraft with wings that stretch wider than those of a Boeing 747 and are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that power propellers and charge batteries.
The plane runs on stored energy at night.
The trip began in March 2015 from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Stops were also made in Oman, Myanmar, China and Japan. (Inputs: AP)
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