SOLAR-POWERED PLANE HAS BEEN TRIED AND TESTED

By Maritim Evans

Another technology has been tested in the aviation industry and it has been found to be working perfectly well.

The first ever solar-powered aeroplane has been developed tested and found to be working extremely well just like fueled aeroplane.

Solar Impulse 2 flew for over 118 hours over the Pacific Ocean and back on land.  This is a great milestone in the aviation sector and the new solar-powered airplane has been recorded in the aviation record books.

Solar-powered plane on a runway in Oahu's Kalaeloa Airport. PHOTO/COURTESY 

Pilot Andre Borschberg landed the plane on the Hawaiian island of Oahu on Friday morning, five days after he took off from Japan. Aviation experts considered the flight as the longest and most dangerous attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel.

The flight set a record for the world's longest nonstop solo flight in terms of time. It was also the longest flight in time and distance (more than 8,200 kilometers, or 5,100 miles) for a plane run only on solar power.

After landing at Oahu's Kalaeloa Airport, Borschberg opened the cockpit door and waved to a cheering crowd.

Borschberg, having been off his feet for five straight days, did not attempt to stand until another 50 minutes passed. Someone is said to have climbed up to the cabin to give him a leg massage before he finally stepped onto a platform.