Solar flight grounded in Japan after bad weather conditions

Solar flight grounded in Japan after bad weather conditions

Solar Impulse, the plane which solely runs on solar power, has run in difficulties on the trans-Pacific leg of its global journey. The plane, which was created by Swiss adventurers André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, came into adverse weather conditions over the Pacific Ocean when flying from China to Hawaii and was forced to make a detour landing in Japan.

 

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