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Solar-powered plane arrives in Egypt on globe-circling trip
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An experimental solar-powered airplane is seen after landing in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. The experimental aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, flew out of the Seville airport in Spain on Monday and landed in Cairo on Wednesday. (AP/Mohamed Elraai)
An experimental solar-powered airplane has arrived in Egypt as part of its globe-circling voyage.
The aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, flew out of the Seville airport in Spain on Monday and landed in Cairo on Wednesday. This leg of the trip had been expected to last about 50 hours and 30 minutes.
The flight, piloted by Swiss man Andre Borschberg, arrived in Seville on June 23 after an unprecedented three-day flight across the Atlantic.
(Read also: Solar-powered plane lands in Spain, leaves for Egypt)
The around-the-world voyage began in March 2015 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and is due to finish there, too.
The wings of Solar Impulse 2, which stretch wider than those of a Boeing 747, are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that power propellers and charge batteries. The plane runs on stored energy at night.
