Solar plane set for most challenging leg of epic 6-day journeyThe plane is powered completely by the sun and has been in Nanjing city in east China waiting for clearer skies during their journey to Haw...
25 May, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
Discover the world of Solar Impulse 2 through the eyes of its pilotsAs they pioneer a trail, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, pilots of Solar Impulse 2, reveal how self-hypnosis and teamwork have helpe...
27 Mar, 2015, 12.13 PM IST
Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 lands in Myanmar on 3rd leg of journeyA solar-powered plane landed in Myanmar tonight, the third leg of a round-the-world trip aimed at highlighting clean energy.
19 Mar, 2015, 09.56 PM IST
Solar Impulse-2 plane takes off after night stop in VaranasiThe aircraft took off at around 5:22 AM from Varanasi airport and is being flown by co-pilot as well as project President Bertrand Piccard.
19 Mar, 2015, 11.26 AM IST
Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 lands in VaranasiTaking off at 7.18 a.m. from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in bright sunshine, the Si2 covered the 1,128 km fl...
18 Mar, 2015, 10.33 PM IST
Zero fuel plane 'Solar Impulse-2' all set to fly to VaranasiAccording to a press statement issued by the SI-2 team, the 'no-fuel', purely solar-powered aircraft is set to take off from the city at ar...
17 Mar, 2015, 10.54 PM IST
Solar Impulse-2 aircraft extends stopover in city once againSolar Impulse-2 (SI-2), the world's first aircraft to be powered solely by solar energy delayed its departure until Wednesday due to "fog c...
16 Mar, 2015, 11.03 PM IST
Solar Impulse-2 extends stopover due to bad weather"D-4 (departure minus four) before RTW (Round the world) Flight 3 from Ahmedabad to Varanasi, India," said Solar Impulse-2 on its Twitter h...
14 Mar, 2015, 02.30 PM IST
Solar Impulse-2 aircraft to be open for public viewing in AhmedabadWorld's only fully solar powered aircraft 'Solar Impulse-2', which is in the city after its journey from Muscat, would be showcased to publ...
12 Mar, 2015, 10.29 PM IST
How Narendra Modi envisioned a successful Solar Impulse 2 when everyone else was scepticalAlthough the aircraft had permissions to land at Delhi and Mumbai airports, Ahmedabad was chosen as two big technology partners for Solar I...
11 Mar, 2015, 08.27 PM IST
1st around-the-world solar flight Solar Impulse aims to garner support from India on clean energyThe wings of the Solar Impulse 2 are covered by more than 17,000 solar cells that recharge the plane's batteries. It flies at around 25 kno...
11 Mar, 2015, 01.35 PM IST
Solar Impulse lands in AhmedabadSolar Impulse 2, the world's first solar-powered aeroplane, on Tuesday stopped by in Ahmedabad and will fly to Varanasi later this week on ...
10 Mar, 2015, 11.07 PM IST
World's first solar-powered plane leaves Oman for GujaratSolar Impulse is claimed to be the first aircraft to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, propelled solely by the sun's energy, as per...
10 Mar, 2015, 03.38 PM IST
First solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2 set to start 35,000-km journey from Abu DhabiThirteen years in the making, the idea of a solar-powered aircraft was initially considered something of joke by the aviation industry.
06 Mar, 2015, 04.06 AM IST
Solar Impulse’s round-the-world trip may start this week-endThirteen years in the making, the idea of a solar-powered aircraft was initially considered something of joke by the aviation industry.
04 Mar, 2015, 09.51 PM IST
First solar-powered plane's flight route unveiledThe first solar-powered plane able to fly day and night will travel 35,000 kilometres in the first attempt to fly around the globe without ...
21 Jan, 2015, 11.14 PM IST
Solar-powered airplane that can fly forever makes its first flightThe Solar Impulse 2 took 50 engineers, 80 technological partners, and 100 technical advisors 12 years to conceptualise, design, and build.
11 Jun, 2014, 10.21 AM IST