- Title: SOLAR-PLANE/LANDS JAPAN Bad weather forces solar-powered plane to land in Japan
- Date: 1st June 2015
- Summary: NAGOYA, JAPAN (JUNE 1, 2015) (REUTERS) SOLAR PLANE TAXIING AND STOPPING
- Embargoed: 16th June 2015 13:00
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- Location: Japan
- Country: Japan
- Topics: General
- Reuters ID: LVA89Y90YQNLXEWMCTDF6VGY9KB9
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- Story Text: After spending several hours in a holding pattern above Nagoya airfield, a solar-powered plane attempting a round-the-world flight cut short the seventh leg of its 35,000-km global (22,000-mile) journey, landing in Nagoya, western Japan, due to bad weather.
The plane landed at a small airport in Nagoya just before 1500GMT.
The Solar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane, left Nanjing, China on Sunday (May 31), to fly over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii.
The plane, which is covered in solar cells, took off from Abu Dhabi in March.
The journey across the Pacific Ocean was expected to be the most difficult stretch of the journey.
Overall, the trip was expected to span approximately 25 flight days broken up into 12 legs at speeds between 50 and 100 kph (30 to 60 mph). - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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