A journey around the world: Solar Impulse 2 leaves for final leg of world tour

A journey around the world: Solar Impulse 2 leaves for final leg of world tour

CAIRO (APP) - The first solar-powered plane to circle the world took off from Cairo on Sunday for Abu Dhabi, in the final leg of its unprecedented journey.

Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard was behind the controls of Solar Impulse 2, which can fly for days on energy from the sun.