Nagoya, Japan – The 7th leg of the world’s first attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a totally solar-powered plane is being aborted due to adverse weather.
Solar Impulse 2 is using – which uses PU lightweight technology from project partner Bayer MaterialScience – was due to land in Nagoya at GMT 1pm today (1 June). The pilot had started a six-day journey from China to Hawaii when the unscheduled stopover was announced.
Project leader Bertrand Piccard, from the project’s Monaco base, said: “Everyone is happy with the plane – but the weather does not fit.” He said the flight team would wait in Nagoya for better conditions.
BMS’ rigid foam was used to make the cockpit's shell, while Baytherm PU insulates it and BMS foam lines the batteries, as reported previously at utech.polyurethane.com.
