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Solar Impulse 2 aircraft reached Nanjing (China) successfully completing leg 6 of the first round the world solar flight

Nanjing, China - The historic mission arrived at its turning point

Solar Impulse 2 (“Si2”), the world’s most advanced solar-powered airplane and the first to fly day and night without fuel, landed successfully in Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, following a 20 day stay in Chongqing. With Bertrand Piccard at the controls, the solar airplane concluded the sixth leg of the historic trip around the world yesterday evening at 11:28 pm local time China (3:28 pm GMT)...

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Rome, Italy, 04/22/2015 15:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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