Congratulations Solar Impulse

http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-8-from-Nagoya-to-Hawaii

At the controls of Solar Impulse 2, pilot André landed safely in Kalaeloa on July 3rd at 05:55 local time, after a nonstop flight for 5 days and nights. Next up Phoenix. Solar only flight. https://vine.co/v/e1pXqQBFabr

 

Indeed - wonderful, amazing and important stuff.

Navigating weather systems must be a huge challenge.

It would be good to see more profile given to the engineers on their website, (its there, kindof, but you have to trawl about a bit, and mine down) and I have to gently take issue with their tagline 'an idea born in Switzerland'

Sure, the project is very Swiss, but how about a big 'If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants' nod to Rutan (Voyager) and particularly MacCready (Gossamer Condor, Albatross, Penguin; Solar Challenger, Pathfinder, Helios) work going back 30 to 40 years...

not to take away from a huge achievement, just to big up the engineers, and the history of thought, as well as the leaders and pilot.