Solar Impulse's Pacific Flight

Solar Impulse will take off for its seventh flight from Nanjing to Hawaii. The 8,172km journey is 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

China

Nanjing

Solar Impulse will take off for its seventh flight from Nanjing to Hawaii. The 8,172km journey is 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

US

Japan

Indonesia

Russia

Canada

Nanjing

Solar Impulse will take off for its seventh flight from Nanjing to Hawaii. The 8,172km journey is 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

US

Japan

Indonesia

Russia

Canada

Nanjing

Solar Impulse will take off for its seventh flight from Nanjing to Hawaii.

The 8,172km journey is 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

US

Japan

Papua New

Guinea

Philippines

Indonesia

Russia

Canada

Nanjing