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
Solar Impulse 3.0 may have a potential to fly non-stop for 6 months: Bertrand PiccardIn next five years, we see a potential for an unmanned vehicle which can communicate with ground stations for six months continuously: Bert...
12 Mar, 2015, 10.49 AM 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
- Parliament applauds Solar Impulse
Hours after the Solar Impulse, world’s most advanced solar powered aircraft, landed at Ahmedabad airport, the Parliament on Wednesday appla...
11 Mar, 2015, 08.13 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
- Solar Impulse to land in Ahmedabad tomorrow; Head for Varanasi after four days
The Solar Impulse, world's first solar powered aircraft that took off from Abu Dhabi on Monday morning, is expected to reach Ahmedabad on T...
09 Mar, 2015, 01.23 PM IST
World's first solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse, to land in Gujarat tomorrowAfter landing, the solar-powered aircraft's founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are likely to stay in the city for tw...
09 Mar, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
- Solar Impulse launched the 'FutureIsClean movement'
The Solar Impulse aircraft will leave Abu Dhabi officially kick-starting the round-the-world tour. It will land in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
08 Mar, 2015, 08.41 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 aircraft successfully completes third test flight in UAEThe revolutionary single-seater sustainable aircraft will attempt the solar-powered flight around the world beginning this month from Abu D...
02 Mar, 2015, 05.33 PM IST
Solar aircraft successfully completes test flight in United Arab EmiratesSi2, the first airplane able to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, has successfully completed its maiden flight in the USE's capital.
27 Feb, 2015, 02.29 PM IST
Ahmedabad and Varanasi among landing stops planned by Swiss aviatorsAhmedabad and Varanasi are the two cities among the dozen landing stops planned by two renowned Swiss aviators for their round-the-world tr...
28 Oct, 2014, 03.02 PM IST