Solar Impulse 2 round-the-world flight (2015-2016)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aeronautical achievement
solar-powered flight
gptkbp:average_speed_of_aircraft 70 km/h
gptkbp:batteryCapacity lithium polymer batteries
gptkbp:distance over 42,000 km
gptkbp:duration over 16 months
gptkbp:endDate 26 July 2016
gptkbp:finishLocation gptkb:Abu_Dhabi,_United_Arab_Emirates
gptkbp:flight_altitude up to 8,500 meters
gptkbp:flight_interrupted Hawaii (battery overheating)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solar Impulse 2 round-the-world flight (2015-2016)
gptkbp:maximum_speed_of_aircraft 140 km/h
gptkbp:mediaCoverage global
gptkbp:notable_stopover gptkb:Cairo,_Egypt
gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkb:Seville,_Spain
gptkb:Muscat,_Oman
gptkb:San_Francisco,_USA
gptkb:Nagoya,_Japan
gptkb:Nanjing,_China
gptkb:Ahmedabad,_India
gptkb:Hawaii,_USA
gptkbp:notableRecording longest solo duration flight (André Borschberg, Nagoya to Hawaii, 5 days 5 nights)
first round-the-world flight by a solar-powered aircraft
gptkbp:numberOfLegs 17
gptkbp:piloted_by gptkb:Bertrand_Piccard
gptkb:André_Borschberg
gptkbp:powerSource solar power
gptkbp:project_led_by Solar Impulse Foundation
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate potential of renewable energy
gptkbp:sentence promote clean technologies
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:wingspan_of_aircraft 72 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Solar_Impulse_project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7