Solar-powered plane aims to fly around the world December 3, 2012 / 1:38 PM EST / CBS News The following script is from "Around the World in 20 Days" which aired on Dec. 2, 2012.

The Solar Impulse 2 took off just after daybreak today from Abu Dhabi. — -- Two Swiss pilots are attempting to make history with their solar-powered airplane. The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) took ...

After 16 months and a 17-leg journey, a solar-powered plane finally completed its around-the-world flight attempt Monday evening when it touched down in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered plane that will be used to fly around the world in 2015, was unveiled in a ceremony on April 9, 2014. (Solar Impulse) ...

Fueled by thin solar panels that cover its 236-foot-long wings, the Solar Impulse 2 will soon make its daring round-the-world journey that no one initially thought possible.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – A Swiss solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi early Monday, marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel.

The Solar Impulse is Bertrand Piccard's 100% solar-powered airplane. He plans to go around the world with it in 2011, but the pilots have started training Skip to content ...

In around two months, the team behind the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 will attempt the first ever around-the-world flight powered only by sunlight. After unveiling the Solar Impulse 2 ...

The Solar Impulse 2, which is entirely powered by solar energy, is attempting to fly from Nagoya, Japan, to Hawaii. The flight will take approximately five days. Solar-powered plane embarks on ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — With its wings stretched wide to catch the sun’s energy, a Swiss-made solar-powered aircraft took off from Abu Dhabi just after daybreak Monday in a historic ...

Nearly 100 years after the first airplane flew across the Atlantic Ocean, the first fully solar powered aircraft is set to make its way across the pond. Weather permitting, Solar Impulse 2, a ...

A solar-powered airplane has touched down in the Ohio hometown of two of America’s most well-known aviation pioneers on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey. The Swiss-made Solar ...