Solar Impulse 2 round-the-world flight

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aeronautical achievement
solar-powered flight
gptkbp:distance over 42,000 km
gptkbp:endDate 26 July 2016
gptkbp:finishLocation gptkb:Abu_Dhabi,_United_Arab_Emirates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solar Impulse 2 round-the-world flight
gptkbp:mediaCoverage global
gptkbp:notable_leg Hawaii to San Francisco
Nagoya to Hawaii
gptkbp:notableAchievement first circumnavigation of the globe by a solar-powered aircraft
gptkbp:numberOfLegs 17
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:Bertrand_Piccard
gptkb:André_Borschberg
gptkbp:purpose promote renewable energy
gptkbp:record_set longest solo flight in a solar-powered plane
first solar-powered aircraft to cross the Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:ABB
gptkb:Omega_SA
gptkb:Solvay
gptkbp:startDate 9 March 2015
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Abu_Dhabi,_United_Arab_Emirates
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:Solar_Impulse_2
gptkbp:website https://www.solarimpulse.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:André_Borschberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7