The Solar Impulse 2 prepares to take off at Al Bateen airport in Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015. The world's first solar powered aircraft, which is on a global flight, landed in Ahmedabad on Tuesday night.
The flight was received with loud cheers and clapping by a large group of people gathered at the airport to witness the historic landing. The aircraft has been built not just to fly around the world without an iota of fuel, but also carry a message demonstrating effectiveness of clean technologies and importance of sustainability.
Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates en route to the Omani capital Muscat at the start of a five-month journey of 35,000 km (22,000 miles) organised to focus the world's attention on sustainable energy
Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg and his compatriot pilot Bertrand Piccard (right) pose for the camera before flying the Solar Impulse 2, at Al Bateen airport in Abu Dhabi, March 9, 2015.
Powered only by the sun's rays, the aircraft took off from Muscat on Monday and flew over Pakistan before entering Indian airspace over the Arabian Sea towards Gujarat, an official of the Aditya Birla Group, which is hosting the flight in our country, said.
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