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Solar Impulse 2 Attempts Flight from Spain to Egypt

The goal of the journey is to showcase the possibilities of clean technology and renewable energy in aviation.

By Samantha Cartaino

July 12, 2016

In its attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea, the Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) left Seville Airport in Spain at 6:20 a.m. local time on Monday. The purely solar-powered aircraft is expected to land at Cairo International Airport, Egypt two days later (July 13) at 9:00 am local time on the second-to-last leg of the attempt to achieve the first solar-powered flight around the world. It also marks the last flight of CEO André Borschberg.

Borschberg said, “This flight across Europe will touch a large number of countries, very diverse in terms of culture, climate and geography. But in addition to all being on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, they have a common denominator: the potential benefit of using renewable energies and clean technology.”

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