Solar-powered Aircraft Held Up In China By Strong Winds

— April 17, 2015 Solar-powered aircraft The Swiss solar-powered aircraft “ Solar Impulse 2’’ was facing a delay to its round-the-world trip of at least three weeks due to strong winds in China. Piccard and Andre Boschberg, who are globally promoting the Solar Impulse 2 power, said on Friday, in Biejing, that the craft landed in the south-western Chinese megacity of Chongqing on March 31 amid strong headwinds. They said the aircraft had been scheduled to leave again on Thursday, but the bad weather led to a further postponement. They said strong cross winds covering all China provided for a too narrow window for landing in Nanjing, the proposed next stop. Solar Impulse 2, with Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard, 57 at the controls completed the 1,375-kilometre journey to Chongqing from Mandalay in Myanmar. Source: daily news http://www.chidiukwu.com/solar-powered-aircraft-held-up-in-china-by-strong-winds/