Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Japan due to Bad Weather

Solar impulse 2 makes emergency stop in Nagoya, Japan due to critical weather conditions.

Solar impulse 2 is the solar powered Swiss plane which has promised to travel the globe without a single drop of fossil fuel. However Solar Impulse 2 was forced to make an unexpected stop in its recent journey due to bad weather conditions.

Solar Impulse 2 was flying from Nanjing, China to Hawaii and it was the longest stretch the plane was going to cover for the first time. On Sunday Solar Impulse 2 took off from Nanjing, however on Monday the official website and Twitter of Solar Impulse 2 announced the plane will be making an emergency stop in Nagoya, Japan.

BREAKING NEWS: Weather window toward Hawaii has deteriorated. We decided to make an intermediate landing in Nagoya! pic.twitter.com/crziXXRX10— SOLAR IMPULSE (@solarimpulse) June 1, 2015

According to the Twitter feed of the Solar Impulse mission team, the weather towards Hawaii has deteriorated and Solar Impulse 2 will have to make a temporary stop in Nagoya until the weather stabilizes. Solar Impulse 2 is flown by two pilots who take turns to fly the plane around the world.

Everything we could do has been done. The weather we cannot control. This is what exploration is about pic.twitter.com/bOXB3Q7IzZ— Bertrand PICCARD (@bertrandpiccard) June 1, 2015

Bernard Piccard, the co-pilot currently off the controls, described the emergency landing on Monday as a ‘Strange Moment’ of his life as it was a mix between elation and disappointment.

We are delayed in our #RTW mission, but at a moment in which we are really happy about the behavior of the aircraft pic.twitter.com/NkZyvIZ6Zg— Bertrand PICCARD (@bertrandpiccard) June 1, 2015

While the other pilot André Borschberg who landed the plane in Nagoya, Japan stated the weather was too dangerous for his crew to continue the journey but so far the flight and the experience on the plane has been extremely positive. 

We will land in Nagoya with @solarimpulse, wait for better conditions, and continue #futureisclean @andreborschberg pic.twitter.com/LBDxRE1CXj— Bertrand PICCARD (@bertrandpiccard) June 1, 2015

Solar impulse 2 started its journey from Abu Dhabi in March 2015 and has so far stopped in four places that as Oman, India, Myan/3/and China. The flight from China to Hawaii is the longest and most dangerous rote to be taken by the Solar Impulse 2 consisting of 5,079-miles.

With @solarimpulse, we have to be always ready for everything pic.twitter.com/ZYIbBsnJS0— Bertrand PICCARD (@bertrandpiccard) June 1, 2015

Solar impulse 2 is scheduled to complete 12 flights and the journey to Hawaii will be the 7th flight in the list. After landing in Hawaii Solar Impulse 2 will then make its way to Arizona.

Weather deteriorating over Pacific, decision taken for intermediate landing in Nagoya & wait for better conditions pic.twitter.com/4HS9apublQ— Bertrand PICCARD (@bertrandpiccard) June 1, 2015

.@andreborschberg can be proud. He already performed the longest flight on solar power in both distance and duration pic.twitter.com/rZBypqlXac— Bertrand PICCARD (@bertrandpiccard) June 1, 2015

We still cannot cross bad weather with a solar airplane, but the Wright Brothers couldn’t either ! @solarimpulse #futureisclean Nagoya— Bertrand PICCARD (@bertrandpiccard) June 1, 2015