Solar Impulse 2 becomes first solar aircraft to traverse the world
Q. Name the aircraft that became the first to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, propelled solely by the sun’s energy?- Published on 28 Mar 15a. Solar Plane
b. Solar Impulse-2
c. Solar Impulse-3
d. SunCraft-2
ANSWER: Solar Impulse-2
On 9th mar’15 Solar Impulse-2 took off from Abu Dhabi on its 5-month long journey in which it will skip from continent to continent, crossing both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in the process. Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard are the two pilots of this mission.