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July 26, 2016 12:19 am GMT

Solar-powered Solar Impulse plane completes its trip around the world

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After more than 24,000 miles, a solar-powered plane just completed the final leg of its flight around the world. 

Solar Impulse 2 — the experimental solar plane which first set out on its circumnavigation attempt in 2015 — has just landed in Abu Dhabi, its final landing spot and the city where its around-the-world bid began.

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For this last flight, pilot Bertrand Piccard took off from Cairo on July 23, landing on July 25 at around 8:05 p.m. ET. 

Piccard and his fellow Solar Impulse pilot André Borschberg set out on this world tour to raise awareness about solar power and clean technology that could one day change the way we travel. Read more...

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