Picture this: a plane soaring over oceans and continents, covering 40,000 km, all powered by nothing but sunlight. Solar Impulse 2, built in Switzerland, became the world’s first aircraft to circle the globe with zero fuel and zero emissions. With 17,000 solar cells fueling its silent electric engines, it’s pure, jaw-dropping innovation.
This epic journey, led by visionaries Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, spanned day and night across the world.
“We’re showing that clean technologies can achieve the impossible,” said Bertrand Piccard, one of the pilots behind this historic flight.
The internet went wild, with tech enthusiasts calling it ‘the future of aviation’ on social media platforms.
Could this be the start of a new era in travel? Imagine guilt-free flights with no carbon footprint—Solar Impulse 2 proves clean energy can take us anywhere. What do you think the skies will look like in 20 years?
Sources: eqmagpro
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