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Solar Impulse aeroplane reaches Ohio
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36349823Solar Impulse aeroplane reaches Ohio
4 hours ago
Solar Impulse has landed in the US state of Ohio following the 12th stage of its circumnavigation of the globe. The zero-fuel aircraft arrived in Dayton at 21:56 local time (01:56 GMT) having flown from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 1,100km journey took pilot Andre Borschberg about 16 hours to complete, a relatively short hop for the plane.
Solar Impulse is aiming to get to New York in the next couple of weeks before it crosses the Atlantic - the last big leg in its global endeavour. To complete the circumnavigation, the aeroplane needs to get to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates where the journey started in March last year.
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