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Solar-powered airplane heads to New York City
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This photo provided by Solar Impulse shows the "Solar Impulse 2", preparing to take off from Tulsa International Airport on May 21, 2016 in Tulsa, Okla. The Swiss-made plane took off from Tulsa International Airport before 5 a.m. Saturday with a destination of Dayton International Airport in Ohio. The flight was expected to take about 18 hours. The aircraft took off from Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Arizona at about 3 a.m. on May 13 and landed in Tulsa about 20 hours later. (Solar Impulse via AP/Jean Revillard)
A solar-powered airplane has left Pennsylvania for New York City on the latest leg of its globe-circling voyage.
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from Lehigh Valley International Airport late Friday. It will soar over the Statue of Liberty and fly into New York City, landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday.
The plane originally was scheduled to head to the Big Apple Monday night but showers and thunderstorms moving through the area caused it to be grounded.
The plane had been in Allentown since May 25.
The voyage began March 2015 from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Stops were made in Oman, Myanmar, China and Japan. (ags)
