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Solvay supports first solar round-the-world flight

Posted on: 07/27/2016
By  Stephanie Sayre
 
ABU DHABI (July 27, 2016) - A solar-powered aircraft that has many of its parts manufactured by a local company reached a significant milestone yesterday after completing the first round-the-world solar flight.

The Solar Impulse 2, a plane designed to fly without the use of any fuel, landed in Abu Dhabi Tuesday morning after 48 hours of continuous flight from Cairo, Egypt. This marked the last leg of the nearly 25,000-mile trip that began in early March of this year. The aircraft has made stops in India, China, Japan, Hawaii and Spain, among others during more than 300 hours in the sky.
 
Solvay Specialty Polymers Director Wally Kandel says he is excited and proud for a local company like his to support such a historical undertaking.
 
The purpose of the project is to show that clean technologies can change the world. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the visionary pilots who completed the flight, say if an airplane can fly day and night without fuel, these same technologies can be used on the ground to cut energy consumption, save natural resources and improve our quality of life.
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Solvay supports first solar round-the-world flight

A solar-powered aircraft that has many of its parts manufactured by a local company reached a significant milestone yesterday after completing the first round-the-world solar flight.

 

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