Solar Plane lands to California

The solar impulse plane has managed to land in Silicon Valley after three days flights over Pacific ocean according to BBC.com. The plane took off from Hawaii airport.

Both pilots  made a flight in March 2015 in Abu Dubai after took off from Oman airport.

The pilot Bertrand Piccard made the landing but not on time as due to high wings the flight was delayed.

“The pacific is done” Piccard declared just before landing.

You know there was a moment in the night, I was watching the reflection of the moon on the ocean and I was thinking, I'm completely alone in this tiny cockpit and feel completely confident” said the pilot afterwards.

The newcomer plane gets all its energy from the sun with the help of 17.000 photovoltaic cells on its top surfaces. These power the craft's propellers during the day but charges batteries that the vehicle's motors can then call on during the night.

The next intention of solar impulse cockpit is to reach New York by the start of June to begin preparations for an Atlantic crossing.

Mr Piccard and Mr Borschberg the two pilots of the solar impulse told BBC that had been working on the Solar project for more than a decade.

Source: BBC