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Piccard lands successfully in Ahmedabad

Wednesday, 11 March 2015 10:27

2015 03 10 Solar Impulse 2 RTW 2nd Flight Muscat to Ahmedabad Landing Revillard-0864Bertrand Piccard successfully landed in Ahmedabad, India. It is the first time that Solar Impulse lands on the Asian continent. He piloted Solar Impulse 2 from Muscat, flying across the Arabian Sea over a distance of 1468 km. The FAI will review the distance record claim dossier, and if it is ratified it will supersede the record previously set by André Borschberg onboard Solar Impulse in 2013.

 

 

Sub-ClassType of RecordPerformanceDateClaimantStatusId
CS Straight distance, pre-declared waypoints 1386.5 km 2013-05-23 André Borschberg (SUI) ratified - current record 16815

2015 03 10 Solar Impulse 2 RTW 2nd Flight Muscat to Ahmedabad Landing Revillard-3343 copy

(photo credit: Solar Impulse)

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