Solar Impulse 2 pilots Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard are ready to fly again. Once they determine the best weather conditions, Piccard will fly the plane to North America.
A successful test flight means that after being grounded in Hawaii for seven months, the Solar Impulse 2 is ready to continue its journey around the world.
On Friday the 13th May 2011, after almost 13 hours of flight, André Borschberg lands in Brussels Airport for Solar Impulse's first international flight. It landed at 9:40PM UTC+2.
The totally solar powered Solar Impulse aircraft made its maiden international flight, piloted by Andre Borschberg, across Europe on Friday