Solar Impulse: Japan to Hawaii

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How Solar Impulse flies

Nagoya

2

3

1

3

With only 5-10% of its 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

Nanjing

How Solar Impulse flies

Nagoya

2

3

1

3

With only 5-10% of its 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

2

3

1

3

With only 5-10% of its 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

2

3

1

3

With only 5-10% of its 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