The organisers noted that Borschberg and fellow pilot, Bertrand Piccard, have taken turns flying the solar-powered plane on the around-the-world journey to draw attention to the possibilities of using renewable energy sources for a wide variety of things
Browsing: Solar plane
According to the report, Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr. presented a certificate of recognition to Piccard and André Borschberg, who alternates the flying duties
Andre Borschberg, a 62-year-old former Swiss air force pilot, said he took off from Nanjing in eastern China at 2.45am on Sunday to start a six-day journey to the islands of Hawaii
Bertrand Piccard, the plane’s other pilot, said the plane was being powered by more than 17,000 solar cells installed on its wings
The leader of the team, a Swiss pilot, Bertrand Piccard, said the plane however scheduled to take off for the crossing from Nanjing to Hawaii, the longest for a solar plane
Swiss pilot, Bertrand Piccard, landed the zero-fuel airplane in the eastern Chinese city about 200 kilometres from the coast after an approximate 17-hour, 1,190-kilometre flight
Borschberg, another pilot, said they were planning with other pilots to make a global trip starting in March 2015 “in numerous legs”