Solar Impulse - in running

It's crashed

The website, not the airplane.

If they were full up it would be too heavy to take off.

On here also
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http://www.flightradar24.com/23.59,58.05/10

Coming in to land in Oman
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs_2e3b81_0&t=324

offician site working again

Down ! Phew !

Forgot all about this   (BBC where are you?)
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http://www.solarimpulse.com/multimedia

March 19th, 2015. Solar Impulse took off after an overnight "pit stop", for its fourth flight from Varanasi (India), to Mandalay (Myanmar) at 5:22am local time. Bertrand Piccard flew the solar aircraft for 13hours and 29 minutes, travelling a distance of 1'398 km at the average speed of 103.68 km/h. Max. altitude reached: 27 000 ft (8 230 m). Before taking off for its fifth flight from Mandalay (Myanmar), to Chongqing (China), the Solar Impulse team stays a few days on the ground, waiting for the weather to improve over China. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg had the honor to receive a visit from U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on Friday March 20th. Together with host partner FMI and in partnership with Yoma, we are organizing events and school visits under the tent.

Just landed in Nagoya....the land of the Rising Sun....I say...how apt !

Had to circle 5 times till landing window opened.

I saw 'the Big Bus' in the seventies. The oil companies will not allow it to get to its destination. Whether its a nuclear bus travelling from NY to Denver or a round the world solar aeroplane. If it isn't burning hydrocarbons it cannot continue.

oil subsidies worldwide a year - 4500 billion.
What do the renewables get?

oor show, waited ages for good weather then turns back 1 day into 6 day trip. Not looking likely they find a gap big enough imo

Why not use wind power to charge the batteries?

Yeeehaaaaa !

Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, has landed in Hawaii after making a historic 7,200km flight across the Pacific from Japan.

Pilot Andre Borschberg brought the vehicle gently down on to the runway of Kalaeloa Airport at 05:55 local time (15:55 GMT; 16:55 BST).

The distance covered and the time spent in the air - 118 hours - are records for manned, solar-powered flight.

The duration is also an absolute record for a solo, un-refuelled journey.

Mr Borschberg's time betters that of the American adventurer Steve Fossett who spent 76 hours aloft in a single-seater jet in 2006.

Despite being in the cockpit for so long, the Swiss pilot told the BBC that he did not feel that tired: "Interestingly, not really.

"I am also astonished. We got so much support during the flight from so many people; it gave me so much energy."

He said he looked forward to having a shower and visiting one of the many steakhouses suggested to him on the way into Hawaii's O'ahu island.

"We have some work to do, and to meet people, because I am sure a lot of people will want to see the aeroplane and discuss its technologies. But there is no way we shouldn't try some surfing," he joked.

Trip succeeded  on Tuesday....sorry for delay !