Solar Impulse-2 takes off for Varanasi from Ahmedabad.
The world's only 'zero-fuel' aircraft 'Solar Impulse-2' on Wednesday landed in Varanasi for an overnight stopover after its pilot held the Ahmedababd 'administration' responsible for the delay in departure from the city for want of customs and immigration clearance.
World's only solar-powered aircraft will make a stop over in Ahmedabad.
The Solar Impulse 2, claimed to be the world's only solar-powered aircraft, took off from Oman on tuesday to head towards Ahmedabad.
Borschberg is keen on the halt in Varanasi as a spiritual stopover.
Solar plane's journey gets stuck in red tape.
Solar Impulse 2 is world's only solar-powered aircraft.
The aircraft has to fly through five consecutive days.
From Varanasi. it will fly to Mandalay in Myanmar.
Fifty-six-year-old Piccard, who completed the first non-stop flight around the world in an air balloon in 1999, said he and his team were hopeful of getting permission for landing in the two Indian cities.
The ambitious dream of flying the solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse around the world faced a major setback on Wednesday.
Solar Impulse 2 cruised at altitudes of up to 9,000 metres and at an average speed of between 45 and 90 km per hour.
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