The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early Sunday, May 31, for a 6-day, 6-night flight over the Pacific Ocean, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun.
Pilot Andre Borschberg, 62, left the ground in Nanjing, in eastern China, heading for the US island of Hawaii, at about 2:40 am local time (1840 GMT), after extended delays awaiting a suitable weather window over safety concerns. The 8,500 kilometer (5,270 mile) flight could set a record for duration by a single pilot, organizers said.
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