The Solar Impulse, a single‐person solar‐powered aircraft piloted by a Swiss adventurer, landed in St.Louis, Missouri on its transcontinental flight after more than 21 hours in the air. The organiser’s ground crew rushed out on the tarmac of the Lambert‐St Louis International Airport when the aircraft, which has four electric engines and a 63‐metre wingspan, landed at 1157 IST. “I feel [like] I was coming back from another world,” said pilot Bertrand Piccard upon landing. “It’s almost a shock” to return to normal life. Despite the long hours “I didn’t really feel the fatigue. I felt very fortunate to be up there.” The landing was broadcast live on the organiser’s website, live.solarimpulse.com.

Source: Hindu

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