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Solar Impulse 2

Solar Impulse 2 grounded in Hawaii until 2016

The record-breaking solar plane, Solar Impulse 2, is grounded in Hawaii

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Because the lithium-ion battery system onboard overheated during the latest leg of its journey, Solar Impulse 2 will not leave Kalaeloa Airport until at least Spring 2016.

After taking off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, the Solar Impulse 2 has flown across Asia and now more than halfway across the Pacific, with a goal of circumnavigating the world powered only by the 17,000 solar panels on its 236 foot-wide wings.

Will Solar Impulse 2 inspire a whole fleet of solar-powered planes?

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