Eksperimentaalne lennuk Solar Impulse 2, mis üritab lennata ümber maailma ilma ühegi tilga kütuseta, on praegu (kl 8.12) maandumas USAs Californias.

Lennuk lendab vaid päikeseenergia jõul. Solar Impulse 2 alustas lendu neljapäeval Hawaiilt.

Otsepilti lennuki teekonnast ja kokpitist saab jälgida siit. Veebilehelt saab teada, et lennuk lennunud 4459 km, mis 98 protsenti koguteekonnas. Akudes on veel 60% koguenergiast. Californias on praegu kottpime.

Otseülekannet saab vaadata ka siit Youtube’i kanalist:

Solar Impluse’i postitused Twitteris:

BREAKING NEWS #Si2 has just taken off to #SF with @BertrandPiccard at the commands. The adventure is back on! pic.twitter.com/qHgtNJGLcU

— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) April 21, 2016

After 2 days & 13hours flight completed we’va approximatively 1hour left to land! Connect on https://t.co/JIj9tHK6hl pic.twitter.com/XHkLmcOI2u

— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) April 24, 2016

Sometimes the #solarimpulse team also needs to be good at #climbing Stephane is making sure the straps are all fixed pic.twitter.com/7GjlMp5Bod

— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) April 24, 2016

Today: @solarimpulse #Si2 scheduled to land in California, completing trans-Pacific portion of RTW #cleantech voyage pic.twitter.com/MRD5Cx9IWG

— UN Environment (@UNEP) April 24, 2016

I managed to get a couple photos of #Si2 today. cc: @solarimpulse Happy landing, @bertrandpiccard pic.twitter.com/p1inQBkqvk

— Grant McKinney (@gwmck) April 24, 2016

Tightening the straps of this huge fabric structure to make it wind-proof, before next parts are added. pic.twitter.com/GYRhh3MCmv

— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) April 24, 2016

#Si2 past 3 hours flying around the Bay Area of #SanFrancisco, Don’t miss the landing https://t.co/JIj9tHK6hl pic.twitter.com/4leCj28hXC

— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) April 24, 2016

1/4 of the mobile hangar is now inflated! Still some work for the #solarimpulse team, now preparing the next pieces pic.twitter.com/zgsKEX6jXV

— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) April 24, 2016

Follow every steps towards the landing in Mountains View, #California on LIVE https://t.co/JIj9tHK6hl pic.twitter.com/tjMXEjyana

— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) April 24, 2016

  Solar Impulse 2