An airplane powered totally by the sun landed in Seville, Spain early Thursday after completing a 71-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The plane, a Solar Impulse 2 model, has just one seat. It left from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York Monday morning. This was the plane’s 15th stop in its planned around-the-world trip. The trip began in Abu Dhabi in March of 2015. Swiss aviator Bertrand Piccard operated the solar-powered plane on this leg of the tour. The Solar Pulse 2 had an average speed of 70 kilometers an hour during his flight. The plane’s power comes from 17,000 solar cells built into the wings. The cells capture the sun’s energy, which is stored in batteries on the plane. The Solar Pulse 2 has a 72-meter wingspan. That is longer than the wingspan of a Boeing 747 passenger plane.
Title: Solar-Powered Airplane Lands in Spain
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Kennedy International Airport in New York Monday morning.</span> <span data-start-time='29063' data-end-time='36375'>This was the plane’s 15th stop in its planned around-the-world trip.</span> <span data-start-time='36375' data-end-time='42604'>The trip began in Abu Dhabi in March of 2015.</span> <span data-start-time='42604' data-end-time='51521'>Swiss aviator Bertrand Piccard operated the solar-powered plane on this leg of the tour.</span> <span data-start-time='51521' data-end-time='60229'>The Solar Pulse 2 had an average speed of 70 kilometers an hour during his flight.</span> <span data-start-time='60229' data-end-time='68125'>The plane’s power comes from 17,000 solar cells built into the wings.</span> <span data-start-time='68125' data-end-time='75354'>The cells capture the sun’s energy, which is stored in batteries on the plane.</span> <span data-start-time='75354' data-end-time='81708'>The Solar Pulse 2 has a 72-meter wingspan.</span> <span data-start-time='81708' data-end-time='89042'>That is longer than the wingspan of a Boeing 747 passenger plane.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/spain_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=6508 data-hint-location='42604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/what_does_aviator_mean.m4a'>What does aviator mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a person who flies airplanes'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/the_distance.m4a'><span>the distance</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/a_person_who_flies_airplanes.m4a'><span>a person who flies airplanes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/containers_for_holding_substances.m4a'><span>containers for holding substances</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/devices_that_are_placed_inside_a_machine.m4a'><span>devices that are placed inside a machine</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6509 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/what_is_the_airplane_powered_by.m4a'>What is the airplane powered by?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='sun '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/gas.m4a'><span>gas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/coal.m4a'><span>coal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/sun_.m4a'><span>sun </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/oil.m4a'><span>oil</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6510 data-hint-location='29063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/seville_was_the_planes__blank__stop_in_its_aroundtheworld_trip.m4a'>Seville was the plane's <span class='blank'>15th</span> stop in its around-the-world trip.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='15th'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/1st.m4a'><span>1st</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/100th.m4a'><span>100th</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/15th.m4a'><span>15th</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1152/10th.m4a'><span>10th</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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