World’s first round-the-world solar flight Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), which is circumventing the globe without a drop of fuel took off from Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning and is expected to arrive in Varanasi by night.
. >@andreborschberg and >#Si2 are airborne in >#India , flying from >#Ahmedabad to >#Varanasi , entirely >#PoweredByTheSun ! >pic.twitter.com/XCL3z2uZzs
— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) >March 18, 2015The Swiss flight was scheduled to take off at 5.30 a.m. but finally took off at 7.18 a.m., a press release said.
Wainting for take off clearance at ahmedabad with >@solarimpulse just as sun rises >pic.twitter.com/sDYIUIlr7x
— André Borschberg (@andreborschberg) >March 18, 2015Si2 had arrived in Ahmedabad on March 10 — it’s first stop in India and second in its global tour — was to be stationed Ahmedabad for three days, but bad >weather delayed its journey to Varanasi.
“Solar Impulse officially took-off today at 7:18 a.m. local time with a delay due to last minute customs and immigration formalities with Indian authorities. Pilot André Borschberg will fly the aircraft from Ahmedabad to Varanasi, a flight anticipated to last 15 hours. Si2 will reach its highest altitude of 17,000 ft (5, 610 meres) between Indore and Bhopal. The Landing in Varanasi is expected to be at 10:38 p.m. local time,” a press release from the Si2 team said.
“Happy to proceed finally to the holy city of Varanasi,” tweeted Andre Borschberg, co-pilot and co-founder of Si2.
Happy to proceed finally to the holy city of varanasi with >@solarimpulse>pic.twitter.com/txRgHx9hKc
— André Borschberg (@andreborschberg) >March 18, 2015The zero-fuel aircraft will make a pit stop at Varanasi for about a day and then head for its next destination Mandalay in Myanmar.
Si2 pilots — Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard — began their ambitious journey from Abu Dhabi on March 8, 2015 to reach the message of green energy and technologies.
