After the winds delayed it.. the first plane to take off from Abu Dhabi without fuel

Written By سنان خلف on 2015/03/09

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabiaweather.com- After the winds prevented it from taking off on time, the Solar Impulse 2 plane, which is powered by solar energy, was able to take off on its round-the-world journey today, Monday, from Al Bateen Airport in the capital, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, in the first flight of an airplane. Solar powered around the world.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The plane, led by Swiss pilot Andre Boschberg, took off after a delay of two full days, as the plane was scheduled to take off on Saturday morning, but the strong winds that blew in the region prevented the plane from taking off on this Monday for 42 minutes from the previously scheduled time.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The aircraft is fully powered by solar energy without consuming any drop of fuel. The carbon fiber aircraft relies entirely on 18,000 solar cells installed in its 72-meter wingspan. This will be the first solar-powered aircraft capable of flying at night.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><div style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></div><div style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>See more:</strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://WWW.arabiaweather.com/content/بالفيديو-توقيت-خاطئ-للتصوير-يؤدي-لتحطم-طائرة">Wrong timing leads to a plane crash</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://WWW.arabiaweather.com/content/بالفيديو-شاهد-لحظة-سقوط-طائرة-وتحطمها-أمام-المصور">The moment a plane crashes into a residential neighborhood in South Korea</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong><a href="http://WWW.arabiaweather.com/content/بالفيديو-شاهد-لحظة-سقوط-طائرة-وتحطمها-أمام-المصور">Watch the moment a plane crashes in front of the photographer</a></strong></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p></div>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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