The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft flies over the Statue of Liberty before landing at JFK airport June 11, 2016 in New York
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has ended its US portion of its bid to circle the globe using only solar power. “It’s absolutely incredible,” Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg said. “It’s a dream here.” The light, slow-moving aircraft later landed at New York’s Kennedy Airport, completing the 5h flight from Lehigh Valley Airport in Pennsylvania, 1 minute ahead of schedule at 3:59 am (0759 GMT).
It was the 14th leg of an east-west journey that began March 9, 2015 in Abu Dhabi, and has taken the aircraft across Asia and the Pacific to the US. From NY the Solar Impulse team will attempt to cross the Atlantic to Europe and on to the Middle East...
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