Borschberg and Piccard are aiming to begin their round-the-world journey in March 2015. The plane will take off from the Gulf region, and will fly over the Arabian Sea, China, the Pacific Ocean ...

March 31, 2011— -- Q: Why do people applaud when planes land? Isn't the pilot just doing his job? I don't expect a round of applause for hitting my quarterly sales goals. And I don't suppose ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-- The Solar Impulse 2 plane has landed in Abu Dhabi more than a year after its initial take off, completing the first round-the-world flight to be powered solely by ...

The Solar Impulse 2 has become the first plane to complete a round-the-world trip powered only by the sun's energy. This Swiss engineered plane on Tuesday landed in Abu Dhabi, from where it first ...

But adding a second seat would have meant adding too much weight to the plane because another parachute and more oxygen, water and food also would have been needed. The purpose of the round-the ...

Solar Impulse 2's round-the-world odyssey follows up on 2013's flight across America, which was accomplished by a prototype predecessor. This upgraded plane has a wingspan wider than a Boeing 747 ...

(CNN) – The Solar Impulse 2 plane took off from Abu Dhabi on a 35,000 ... out onto the tarmac ready to embark on its ambitious round the world journey powered purely by nature.

A traveler who was in Atlanta’s international airport claims to have purchased two round-trip plane tickets for a little under $64 — that’s less than $32 each. The video chronicling the ...

THE view from the plane window is usually the interesting bit, but have you ever wondered why the pane itself is round? It's more than just a quirky design feature - it's all about keeping ...

The 450-page document found the flight deliberately turned round at some point after takeoff ... about what could have happened to the plane. Grieving families who had advanced sight of the ...

For example: Why are plane windows round? As planes became bigger and started carrying more passengers, they started heading higher into the atmosphere to take advantage of the thinner air.