Solar-powered plane lands safely across Atlantic

(Baonghean.vn) - A plane powered solely by solar energy landed safely in Seville, Spain on June 23. The flight, which departed from New York, USA, crossed the Atlantic in three days, marking one of the longest flights by a plane using solar energy.

Solar Impulse 2 solar-powered plane landed safely at San Pablo airport in Seville, Spain on June 23, 2016.

This plane is called Solar Impulse 2, a single-seat aircraft piloted by Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard.

Solar Impulse 2 departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York at 2:30 a.m. local time on June 20.

The flight, lasting more than 71 hours, was the 15th leg of the first round-the-world journey by a solar-powered aircraft by two pilots, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg.

The journey aims to draw the world's attention to solar energy - a clean and promising source of energy -.

With a flying speed of 70km/h, equivalent to the average speed of a car, the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 has more than 170,000 solar panels integrated on a wingspan of 72m, longer than a Boeing 747 (68.5m).

Quan Le

(According to Reuters)