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Solar-Powered Plane Grounded 9 Months in Hawaii by Battery Damage
A solar-powered plane halfway through an attempt to circle the globe will be grounded in Hawaii for at least nine months because of battery damage sustained during its record 118-hour flight to Oahu from Japan, the project team said on Wednesday.
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Solar Impulse 2 Grounded in Hawaii For Repairs
The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has been grounded in Hawaii, its crew said Saturday, after a grueling five-day, fuel-less flight across the Pacific Ocean overheated its batteries.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Hawaii, Pilot Sets Non-Stop Solo Flight Record
The whole trip from Japan to Hawaii took four days and 22 hours, with the Swiss aviator taking catnaps of only 20 minutes at a time.
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Solar Impulse Reaches Half Way in Japan-US Leg
A solar-powered aircraft flying between Japan and Hawaii as part of a round-the-world bid passed the halfway point of the perilous Pacific Ocean crossing Wednesday, and smashed its own endurance record.
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Solar Impulse Reaches Quarter Way Point in Japan-US Flight
A solar-powered aircraft on a round-the-world flight was high above the Pacific Ocean today, over a quarter of the way to Hawaii after leaving Japan, the mission website showed.
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Solar Impulse Could be Stuck in Japan for a Year, Says Pilot
A solar-powered plane attempting to fly around the world must cross the Pacific within a few weeks or it could remain stuck in Japan for a year, its pilot said in an interview published today.
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Solar Impulse Set to Take Off Early Wednesday: Team
A solar-powered plane that has been trapped in Japan for three weeks by the rainy season is set to take off for Hawaii early Wednesday, the team said.
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Solar Impulse Can Wait in Japan for 2 months, Says Pilot
The pilot of a solar-powered plane trapped in Japan by the country's rainy season said today he is prepared to wait two more months for a weather window, but may eventually have to give up for the year.
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Solar Impulse Facing 'Moment of Truth' in Japan, Says Pilot
An ambitious attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered plane is facing a "moment of truth" after two weeks of bad weather that have left it stuck in Japan, its pilot said today.
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Solar Impulse Now Fixed But Waiting on Weather: Team
A solar-powered plane that got stuck in Japan during an attempt to fly around the world is fixed and ready to go - as soon as the weather gets better, a spokeswoman said today.
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Solar Impulse 2 Stuck for a Week in Japan for Repairs
Gusts of wind have damaged the left aileron - the moving hinge on the trailing edge of the wing that controls the plane's roll.
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Solar Impulse Plane Stuck in Japan One Week for Repairs
Solar Impulse 2 will be stuck in Japan for at least a week, its pilot has said, after it sustained damage to its delicate wing following an impromptu landing in the country.
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Solar Impulse 2 Gets Inside Mobile Hangar in Japan
Sunshine-powered Solar Impulse 2, which has made an impromptu stop in Japan on its way around the world, was under cover in its mobile hangar Wednesday as the team waited out the weather before heading to Hawaii.
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Solar Impulse 2 to Get Under Cover in Japan
Sunshine powered Solar Impulse 2 was expected to get under cover overnight today, finally allowing support staff to let go of the super lightweight plane almost 24 hours after it arrived in Japan.
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Solar Impulse Pilot Pledges to Continue Flight After Japan Stop
The pilot of record-breaking Solar Impulse 2 today pledged to continue his adventure after the high-tech aircraft made an unexpected stop in Japan to avoid bad weather.
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Solar-Powered Plane Grounded 9 Months in Hawaii by Battery Damage
A solar-powered plane halfway through an attempt to circle the globe will be grounded in Hawaii for at least nine months because of battery damage sustained during its record 118-hour flight to Oahu from Japan, the project team said on Wednesday.
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Solar Impulse 2 Grounded in Hawaii For Repairs
The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has been grounded in Hawaii, its crew said Saturday, after a grueling five-day, fuel-less flight across the Pacific Ocean overheated its batteries.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Hawaii, Pilot Sets Non-Stop Solo Flight Record
The whole trip from Japan to Hawaii took four days and 22 hours, with the Swiss aviator taking catnaps of only 20 minutes at a time.
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Solar Impulse Reaches Half Way in Japan-US Leg
A solar-powered aircraft flying between Japan and Hawaii as part of a round-the-world bid passed the halfway point of the perilous Pacific Ocean crossing Wednesday, and smashed its own endurance record.
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Solar Impulse Reaches Quarter Way Point in Japan-US Flight
A solar-powered aircraft on a round-the-world flight was high above the Pacific Ocean today, over a quarter of the way to Hawaii after leaving Japan, the mission website showed.
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Solar Impulse Could be Stuck in Japan for a Year, Says Pilot
A solar-powered plane attempting to fly around the world must cross the Pacific within a few weeks or it could remain stuck in Japan for a year, its pilot said in an interview published today.
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Solar Impulse Set to Take Off Early Wednesday: Team
A solar-powered plane that has been trapped in Japan for three weeks by the rainy season is set to take off for Hawaii early Wednesday, the team said.
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Solar Impulse Can Wait in Japan for 2 months, Says Pilot
The pilot of a solar-powered plane trapped in Japan by the country's rainy season said today he is prepared to wait two more months for a weather window, but may eventually have to give up for the year.
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Solar Impulse Facing 'Moment of Truth' in Japan, Says Pilot
An ambitious attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered plane is facing a "moment of truth" after two weeks of bad weather that have left it stuck in Japan, its pilot said today.
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Solar Impulse Now Fixed But Waiting on Weather: Team
A solar-powered plane that got stuck in Japan during an attempt to fly around the world is fixed and ready to go - as soon as the weather gets better, a spokeswoman said today.
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Solar Impulse 2 Stuck for a Week in Japan for Repairs
Gusts of wind have damaged the left aileron - the moving hinge on the trailing edge of the wing that controls the plane's roll.
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Solar Impulse Plane Stuck in Japan One Week for Repairs
Solar Impulse 2 will be stuck in Japan for at least a week, its pilot has said, after it sustained damage to its delicate wing following an impromptu landing in the country.
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Solar Impulse 2 Gets Inside Mobile Hangar in Japan
Sunshine-powered Solar Impulse 2, which has made an impromptu stop in Japan on its way around the world, was under cover in its mobile hangar Wednesday as the team waited out the weather before heading to Hawaii.
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Solar Impulse 2 to Get Under Cover in Japan
Sunshine powered Solar Impulse 2 was expected to get under cover overnight today, finally allowing support staff to let go of the super lightweight plane almost 24 hours after it arrived in Japan.
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Solar Impulse Pilot Pledges to Continue Flight After Japan Stop
The pilot of record-breaking Solar Impulse 2 today pledged to continue his adventure after the high-tech aircraft made an unexpected stop in Japan to avoid bad weather.
