Excited crowd greets solar plane at Goodyear Airport

Solar Impulse 2 after landing at Goodyear Airport May 2.
Solar Impulse 2 after landing at Goodyear Airport May 2.

By Amy B. Wang | The Arizona Republic

Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane making its way around the world, made its long-awaited stop in the Phoenix area Monday, touching down to cheers and applause, but otherwise nearly silently, at Phoenix Goodyear Airport at 8:55 p.m.

The Swiss-made plane had taken off from Mountain View, Calif., for Arizona shortly after 5 a.m. Monday to continue its global journey using only energy from the sun.

Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg was at the helm of the plane that began circumnavigating the earth more than a year ago.

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