22-04-2016 16:21 via krqe.com

Solar plane slowly soaring from Hawaii to California

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — A solar plane on an around-the-world journey has reached the point of no return over the Pacific Ocean after departing Hawaii, and now it’s California or bust.
The plane was cruising over the cold northern Pacific late Thursday at about 20,000 feet with a nearly-full battery as night descended, according to the website that’s documenting the journey of Solar Impulse 2.
After some uncertainty about winds, the plane took off from Hawaii and was on course to
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