The final leg of Solar Impulse's record-breaking round-the-world flight is underway, with Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard at the controls and expected to touch down in Abu Dhabi within 48 hours. The aircraft left Egyptian capital Cairo late on Sunday night and will head over the Saudi Arabian desert before reaching its final destination in the UAE: an ostensibly serene journey made potentially troublesome by the high temperatures in the region at this time of year. "We thought it was going to be an easy flight because it's always good weather between Egypt and Abu Dhabi across Saudi," said Piccard. "But actually it's extremely difficult to find a ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...