Solar Impulse diverts

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How Solar Impulse flies

Nagoya

Solar Impulse has diverted to Nagoya, Japan after changing course due to deteriorating weather. The 8,172km journey from Nanjing to Hawaii was expected to take five days

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With only 5-10% of it's battery charge left, Solar Impulse must find cloudless sky to recharge in the morning

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At night, the engine is switched off, and the plane glides down to 1,000m

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Plane takes off in daylight. It rises to an altitude of 9,000m as the sun charges its batteries

1,000 miles

Hawaii

Nanjing

How Solar Impulse flies

Nagoya

Solar Impulse has diverted to Nagoya, Japan after changing course due to deteriorating weather. The 8,172km journey from Nanjing to Hawaii was expected to take five days

2

3

1

3

With only 5-10% of it's battery charge left, Solar Impulse must find cloudless sky to recharge in the morning

2

At night, the engine is switched off, and the plane glides down to 1,000m

1

Plane takes off in daylight. It rises to an altitude of 9,000m as the sun charges its

batteries

1,000 miles

Hawaii

China

Indonesia

Russia

Nanjing

How Solar Impulse flies

Solar Impulse has diverted to Nagoya, Japan after changing course due to deteriorating weather. The 8,172km journey from Nanjing to Hawaii was expected to take five days

2

3

1

3

With only 5-10% of it's battery charge left, Solar Impulse must find cloudless sky to recharge in the morning

2

At night, the engine is switched off, and the plane glides down to 1,000m

1

Plane takes off in daylight. It rises to an altitude of 9,000m as the sun charges its

batteries

1,000 miles

Hawaii

China

Indonesia

Russia

Nagoya

Nanjing

How Solar Impulse flies

Solar Impulse has diverted to Nagoya, Japan after changing course due to deteriorating

weather. The 8,172km journey from Nanjing to Hawaii was expected to take five days

2

3

1

3

With only 5-10% of it's battery charge left, Solar Impulse must find cloudless sky to recharge in the morning

2

At night, the engine is switched off, and the plane glides down to 1,000m

1

Plane takes off in daylight. It rises to an altitude of 9,000m as the sun charges its batteries

1,000 miles

Hawaii

China

Russia

Nagoya

Nanjing