Solar Impulse 2 breaks three records en route to Hawaii

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July 1, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/pictures"> 5 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/pictures"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solar-impulse-2-records.jpg" data-at2x="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/solar-impulse-2-records@2x.jpg" alt="The Solar Impulse 2 has broken three aviation records during its flight from Japan to Hawaii" class="hero-img"/> </a> <div class="caption caption--hero"> <p> The Solar Impulse 2 has broken three aviation records during its flight from Japan to Hawaii </p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/pictures" class="gallery-link">Image Gallery</a> (5 images) </div> </div> <div class="article-body"> <p>Solar Impulse 2 has started smashing records even before the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-third-attempt-record-flight/38141/" target="_blank" title="Link: http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-third-attempt-record-flight/38141/">longest leg of its round-the-world flight</a> is complete. At around three quarters of the way to its next touch down in Hawaii, the single-pilot aircraft has broken the world records for longest distance and duration for solar aviation, with the record for longest ever solo flight of any kind thrown in for good measure.</p> <ul class="thumbnails"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/pictures#1"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/solar-impulse-2-records-2.jpg" title="As we write, Borschberg mans the controls of the Solar Impulse 2 hovering over the Pacific Ocean, grappling with a range of technical challenges and without the luxury of emergency landing sites underfoot" alt="As we write, Borschberg mans the controls of the Solar Impulse 2 hovering over the Pacific Ocean, grappling with a range of technical challenges and without the luxury of emergency landing sites underfoot"/> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/pictures#2"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/solar-impulse-2-records-3.jpg" title="Undertaking daily Yoga routines to keep his body functioning in the confines of the poky cockpit, Borschberg has switched on the autopilot and grabbed only sporadic moments of rest" alt="Undertaking daily Yoga routines to keep his body functioning in the confines of the poky cockpit, Borschberg has switched on the autopilot and grabbed only sporadic moments of rest"/> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/pictures#3"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/solar-impulse-2-records-4.jpg" title="The Solar Impulse 2 has broken three aviation records during its flight from Japan to Hawaii" alt="The Solar Impulse 2 has broken three aviation records during its flight from Japan to Hawaii"/> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/pictures#4"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/solar-impulse-2-records-5.jpg" title="Undertaking daily Yoga routines to keep his body functioning in the confines of the poky cockpit, Borschberg has switched on the autopilot and grabbed only sporadic moments of rest" alt="Undertaking daily Yoga routines to keep his body functioning in the confines of the poky cockpit, Borschberg has switched on the autopilot and grabbed only sporadic moments of rest"/> </a> </li> </ul> <p>After a couple of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-unscheduled-stop-japan/37802/" target="_blank">false starts</a>, Solar Impulse 2 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-third-attempt-record-flight/38141/" target="_blank">took off</a> from Nagoya, Japan on Sunday for its audacious five-day flight across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii with Swiss pilot and Solar Impulse co-founder Andr茅 Borschberg at the helm. It has since stayed in the air for three days and nights without using a single drop of fuel, grabbing the distance and duration records, 5,663 km (3,518 mi) and 80 hours respectively, in the process.</p> <p>But an even more impressive achievement was the surpassing of the longest non-stop solo flight without refuelling. The previous record was set by American sailor, pilot and all-round adventurer Steve Fossett, who flew for 76 hours on his way to circumnavigating the globe for a second time in his Virgin Atlantic <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/go/5198/" target="_blank">GlobalFlyer</a> in 2006.</p> <p>As we write, Borschberg is at the controls of Solar Impulse 2 over the Pacific Ocean, grappling with a range of technical challenges and without the luxury of emergency landing sites underfoot. Undertaking daily yoga routines to keep his body functioning in the confines of the poky cockpit, Borschberg has switched on the autopilot and grabbed only sporadic moments of rest since Sunday, napping only so long as the regular turbulence will allow.</p> <p>If all goes to plan the Solar Impulse 2 will land in Honolulu after around 120 hours of flight. From there, his fellow co-founder and explorer Bertrand Piccard will continue the expedition to Phoenix, Arizona, then cross the USA, the Atlantic Ocean and fly back to Abu Dhabi were <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-begins-round-the-world-sun-powered-flight/36456/" target="_blank">it all started</a> on March 9.</p> <p>You can see Borschberg at the controls in the Solar Impulse 2 live stream below.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-8-from-Nagoya-to-Hawaii" target="_blank">Solar Impulse</a></p> <p><div class="inline-item js-article-video"> <iframe src="//web.archive.org/web/20150702231235if_/http://www.youtube.com/embed/TTe-1hvNYQg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </p> </div>  <div class="page-section"> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--horizontal share-bar"> <li> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/" data-send="false" data-layout="box_count" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> _ga.trackFacebook(); </script> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical" data-via="gizmag" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/">Tweet</a> </li> <li> <div class="g-plusone" data-size="tall" data-href="http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/"></div> </li> <li> <iframe style="overflow: hidden; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235if_/http://badge.stumbleupon.com/badge/embed/5/?url=http%3A//www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/" width="50" height="60" id="iframe-stmblpn-widget-1" name="iframe-stmblpn-widget-1"></iframe> </li> <li> <div class="pin-it-button" data-url="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/" data-image="http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/solar-impulse-2-records.jpg" data-description="While only three quarters of the way to its next touch down in Hawaii, Solar Impulse has already broken the world records for longest distance and duration for solar aviation, and the longest ever solo flight."></div> </li> <li> <script type="IN/Share" data-counter="top"></script> </li> <li class="js-share-reddit"> <script type="text/javascript"> reddit_newwindow='1' </script> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ad "> <div class="ad-label">Advertisement</div> <script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20150702231235js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle ad-article-bottom" style="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1607124478120364" data-ad-slot="6055296962"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div>  <div class="page-section"> <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235oe_/http://www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-2-records-longest-solo-flight/38264/" data-widget-id="AR_1" data-ob-template="Gizmag"></div> <script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script> </div>  <div class="page-section media"> <p class="h2 title-standout">About the Author</p> <a class="media__right" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235im_/http://images.gizmag.com/CACHE/images/avatars/205.ecf775b75fa4.jpg" alt="Nick Lavars"/> </a> <p>Nick was born outside of Melbourne, Australia, with a general curiosity that has drawn him to some distant (and very cold) places. 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Having worked for publications such as <em>The Santiago Times</em> and <em>The Conversation</em>, he now writes for Gizmag from Melbourne, excited by tech and all forms of innovation, the city's bizarre weather and curried egg sandwiches.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/"> All articles by Nick Lavars </a> </div>  <div class="page-section"> <p class="h2 title-standout">Tags</span> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--horizontal article-tags"> <li>» <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/solar-impulse-2/" rel="tag">Solar Impulse 2</a></li> <li>» <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150702231235/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/solar-powered/" rel="tag">Solar Powered</a></li> </ul> </div>  <div class="page-section"> <p class="h2 title-standout">2 Comments</p> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--vertical word-wrap"> <li> <p>Solar Impulse is an amazing airplane and I applaud the records it is setting, but the claim for the longest solo flight of any kind is confusing. It is the longest duration, but not the longest distance. As mentioned in the story, Steve Fossett flew solo, non-stop, unrefueled all the way around the world in GlobalFlyer in 2005. Later he repeated the feat flying around the world 1.5 times before landing. That clearly beats a "measly" flight just across the Pacific for longest distance. As for longest duration solo flight - I can't imagine either pilot wanting to be in those cramped cockpits any longer than necessary. Breaking records is a miserably uncomfortable process. </p> <span class="strong">Flyhound</span> </li> <li> <p>So amazing. Breaking ground for the future of aviation. 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