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http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Solar-Impulse-Breaks-Longest-Solo-Record-224368-1.html
"Solar Impulse 2 pilot Andre Borschberg, now flying over the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Hawaii, has just taken the title for the longest nonstop solo flight, breaking Steve Fossett’s 2005 record in the jet-powered GlobalFlyer, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale said early Thursday. Borschberg exceeded 74 hours, 56 minutes and 5 seconds in the single-seat, solar-powered airplane, which is on its eighth leg on an around-the-world flight that began in Abu Dhabi in March.
Borschberg launched from Nagoya on Sunday over the ocean and is expected to reach Kalaeloa, Hawaii, by Friday or Saturday. Solar Impulse, designed to demonstrate the capabilities of clean energy, is highly weather-sensitive and conditions had forced the team to abort the first Pacific attempt from China and land in Japan. From Hawaii, the team will again launch the aircraft across the Pacific, this time to the U.S. Pilot Bertrand Piccard, who has been sharing the flights with Borschberg, will take the airplane to Phoenix, Arizona, a journey that is expected to take about four days, according to a BBC report."
"Solar Impulse 2 pilot Andre Borschberg, now flying over the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Hawaii, has just taken the title for the longest nonstop solo flight, breaking Steve Fossett’s 2005 record in the jet-powered GlobalFlyer, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale said early Thursday. Borschberg exceeded 74 hours, 56 minutes and 5 seconds in the single-seat, solar-powered airplane, which is on its eighth leg on an around-the-world flight that began in Abu Dhabi in March.
Borschberg launched from Nagoya on Sunday over the ocean and is expected to reach Kalaeloa, Hawaii, by Friday or Saturday. Solar Impulse, designed to demonstrate the capabilities of clean energy, is highly weather-sensitive and conditions had forced the team to abort the first Pacific attempt from China and land in Japan. From Hawaii, the team will again launch the aircraft across the Pacific, this time to the U.S. Pilot Bertrand Piccard, who has been sharing the flights with Borschberg, will take the airplane to Phoenix, Arizona, a journey that is expected to take about four days, according to a BBC report."