Pioneering solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 has crashed into the sea off the coast of Mississippi after losing power.

Solar Impulse 2, the aircraft that completed the first solar-powered global flight in 2016, crashed in the Gulf of Mexico ...

Solar Impulse 2, the one-of-a-kind aircraft that flew around the world on solar power in 2015-16 and was later converted into a long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) by Skydweller Aero, ...

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, ...

The aircraft, acquired by Skydweller Aero in 2019 and converted into an autonomous long-endurance platform, crashed after a loss of power. It was equipped with approximately 17,000 photovoltaic cells ...

Historic aircraft lost: Solar Impulse 2, famed for its 2016 solar-powered global flight, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during an unmanned test flight on May 4. From icon to drone: Sold to Skydweller ...

Abu Dhabi: It will be another two to three weeks before Solar Impulse 2 is able to continue its journey, after the aircraft suffered battery damage due to overheating. The batteries were overheated on ...

Supporters of the Solar Impulse 2 hope to show that a solar-powered plane can make it around the world. Dayton is part of that journey. The experimental plane landed at Dayton International Airport on ...

The sunlight-powered journey around the world ended in the dark as pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft at 4:05 a.m. local time on July 26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The ...

Over 50 people make up the crew that maintains the Solar Impulse 2, a solar- powered aircraft on a historic flight around the world. The plane landed in Dayton Saturday night and is scheduled to take ...