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    By Agence France-Presse in New York | China Daily | Updated: 2013-07-08 07:16

    Solar airplane ends US trip in NY

    The experimental Solar Impulse plane, powered by the sun, completed a transcontinental trip across the United States late Saturday, touching down in New York despite a rip in the fabric of one wing.

    The giant, single-person plane landed at New York's John F Kennedy airport at 11:11 pm, ahead of its originally scheduled time, due to a 2.5-meter tear that appeared on the fabric on the lower side of the left wing.

    Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg was met on the tarmac by compatriot and fellow pilot Bertrand Piccard, and the two posed triumphantly for pictures.

    The men had taken turns flying the spindly, long-winged plane across the country.

    Solar Impulse, which runs on four electric propellers powered by an array of solar cells mounted on the plane's 63-meter wingspan, lifted off just before dawn Saturday from Washington Dulles International Airport.

    "This last leg was especially difficult due to the damage of the fabric on the left wing," Borschberg told reporters upon landing after the 18 hour, 23 minute flight.

    The team looked at all possible scenarios, "including bailing out over the Atlantic," he said. "But this type of problem is inherent to every experimental endeavor."

    Flying coast-to-coast "has always been a mythical milestone full of challenges for aviation pioneers," added Piccard. "During this journey, we had to find solutions for a lot of unforeseen situations, which obliged us to develop new skills and strategies."

    The team also "pushed the boundaries of clean technologies and renewable energies to unprecedented levels," he said.

    Piccard said they had mixed feelings about the end of their long trip. "Normally you feel a bit sad and nostalgic, but with the problem with the wing, we feel relieved," he said.

    The coast-to-coast US journey began on May 3, near San Francisco, California. The plane then landed in Phoenix, Arizona; Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; Cincinnati, Ohio and the capital, Washington.

    Due to heavy air traffic, Borschberg was forced to pass the hours Saturday by circling over the Atlantic not far from the "Big Apple," before being allowed to fly over the city in the evening.

    The light solar plane flies at around 70 km/h, and is especially sensitive to air turbulence.

    (China Daily 07/08/2013 page12)

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