The takeoff is imminent. The solar airplane Solar Impulse 2 is expected to resume his world tour in a few days from Hawaii when the weather permits, said a spokesman told AFP. “Solar Impulse is waiting for a weather window allowing him to fly and we are therefore not able to give a time and date for the take-off,” said the spokesman, Chris Shigas.
The tour stopped in July. In late March, a first possible start between US islands in the Pacific and the West Coast of the United States had initially been set on Friday by a spokesman. Around the world this revolutionary experimental aircraft Solar battery, designed in Switzerland, suffered a setback in July, halfway through his journey of 35,000 km.
Batteries solar damaged. the unit was immobilized for several months, the time to repair damaged batteries at its final stage over the Pacific, a record journey of five days and five nights between Nagoya, Japan and Hawaii . He scored his first test flight in late February. Three options are destinations for the time given for the resumption of his journey. Riverside near Los Angeles (CA), Mountain View near San Francisco (California), and Phoenix (Arizona)
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