The first around-the-world flight in a solar airplane will launch this March | The Verge - 0 views
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In around two months, the team behind the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 will attempt the first ever around-the-world flight powered only by sunlight.
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After taking off in Abu Dhabi, the Solar Impulse 2 will make stops in Oman, India, Myanmar, China, the US, and Southern Europe or North Africa before landing back in Abu Dhabi sometime in August.
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The Solar Impulse 2's across-the-world flight should clock 500 hours total flight time and around 21,748 miles
