17-07-2016 00:55 via indianexpress.com

World touring solar plane’s final departure to UAE delayed

The aircraft had arrived in Cairo on Wednesday after a two-day flight from Spain, finishing the 3,745 kilometre (2,327 mile) journey with an average speed of 76.7 kilometres an hour. (Jean Revillard, Rezo via the AP)
The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed due to the pilot’s health, he said in a message on Twitter.
The Solar Impulse 2 had been scheduled to leave Cairo for Abu Dhabi.
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