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Solar Impulse Landed in Nagoya, Japan Because of Poor Weather

posted by takyon on Wednesday June 03 2015, @09:40PM   Printer-friendly
from the sunny-skies dept.

AnonTechie writes:

A record-breaking attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean using a solar-powered plane has been aborted. Poor weather conditions are forcing the Solar Impulse craft to head to Japan to land. The pilot was 36 hours into what was expected to be a six-day journey from China to Hawaii.

The team will now wait in Japan for clearer skies before attempting to continue. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg, who is flying solo, tweeted that he was disappointed but looking forward to the next attempt.

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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday June 03 2015, @10:11PM

    by Freeman (732) on Wednesday June 03 2015, @10:11PM (#191799) Journal

    He could have ended up like Amelia Earhart.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 04 2015, @12:50AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 04 2015, @12:50AM (#191846)

    And Japan didn't end up with Paul Tibbets.