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the Solar Impulse 2 solar-powered airplane made a dramatic entrance in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend splitting the uprights of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge as it made its way to moffitt airfield in Mountain View California the Solar Impulse 2 has been on a mission to fly around the world using only solar power the Solar Impulse 2 in its pilot bertrand piccard began the journey in the United Arab Emirates in March of 2015 the plane is able to fly for up to five days and five nights utilizing 17,000 248 solar cells spread out across the fuselage and wings of the aircraft which are capable of producing 340 kilowatt hours of battery life per day which is stored in 633 kilograms of lithium polymer batteries on board the plane this allows for the plane to continue flying in the dark the Solar Impulse 2 was completing its Pacific leg of the trip after was stuck in Hawaii for months while crews replaced some overheated batteries and made plans for the next leg of the trip the Solar Impulse to touch down at Moffett airfield just before midnight on Saturday and will be headed across the United States will eventually cross the Atlantic Ocean making its way to Europe or northern Africa read more about the Solar Impulse 2 at Solar Impulse calm and find more videos photos and articles here at cnet com