Solar Impulse: Japan to Hawaii

US

Japan

Nagoya

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How Solar Impulse flies

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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

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3

1

Japan

Nagoya

How Solar Impulse flies

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

2

3

1

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

Japan

China

Indonesia

Russia

Nagoya

Nanjing

How Solar Impulse flies

Japan

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

Russia

Nanjing