On 03/07/15 18:23, Ed Huntress wrote:
One would have to be pretty jaded or cynical not to be impressed by
this. The Solar Impulse 2 made it from Japan to Hawaii:

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/...acific-flight/

Good on him for making it OK, I had seen the news of the aborted attempt
but wasn't aware of the new try. Not sure I would agree with the longest
flight without refuelling record though as it refuels from the sun
during daylight, how far would it get on a charged set of batteries and
no solar cell input.