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Solar Impulse 2 airplane landed in Egypt, coming from Spain across the Mediterranean -VIDEO

Cairo, Egypt - It is ready to attempt the last leg of the round the world flight

On its journey around the world, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) –the solar airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg– landed in Egypt after a flight of two days and two nights (48 hours and 50 minutes) without fuel. This flight, which crossed the Mediterranean Sea from west to east and covered a distance of 3'745 km (2’327 miles) powered only by the sun, was the second to last leg of...

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Rome, Italy, 07/13/2016 12:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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