Solar
Impulse lands safely in Madrid
After a flight
lasting approximately 17 hours, the HB-SIA prototype has finally landed in
Madrid-Barajas airport at 01:28:50AM. The pilot, André Borschberg, made his way
out of the cockpit, smiley yet exhausted and certainly happy to stretch his
legs.
“The flight
went very well and thanks to the team of meteorologists, everything went
according to the plan: it was extraordinary” Said André Borschberg “It was
incredible to fly alongside the barrier of clouds during most of the flight and
not need to hesitate to fly above them. This confirms our confidence in the
capacity of solar energy even further.”
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