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Solar Impulse 2 - first circumnavigation by piloted fixed-wing aircraft using only solar power (Jul 2016)

The Solar Impulse 2 is a long-range solar-powered aircraft. On 9th March 2015, the plane took off from Abu Dhabi eastwards on a bid to circumnavigate the world using only solar power. The final hop was from Cairo back to Abu Dbahi, landing in Abu Dhabi on 26th July 2016, the first powered aircraft to have gone around the globe without using any fossil fuel.

Photos of this aircraft

Source : Solar Impulse

Source : Solar Impulse

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Stamps depicting this aircraft

Isle of Man 2016 Solar Impulse (£3)

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For addl info, visit the Solar Impulse page at Solar Impulse.

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