Solar Impulse 2, the aircraft that completed the first solar-powered global flight in 2016, crashed in the Gulf of Mexico ...
On 4 May 2026, an aircraft that once captured the imagination of the world met a watery end in the Gulf of Mexico. Solar Impulse 2, the revolutionary Swiss experimental solar-powered aeroplane, ...
View from the cockpit of Solar Impulse 2 as the plane heads for landing in Abu Dhabi. Solar Impulse In the wee hours of July 26, 2016, Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi to eager crowds and cameras.