Interview by Robbie Clark<\/strong><\/p>\n

In early June, Solar Impulse 2 made its inaugural flight, which lasted two hours. The vehicle\u2019s intended mission, scheduled to begin next year, will take a little more time, since the charted course is to circumnavigate the globe.<\/p>\n

Since the Golden Age of Aviation, a number of pilots or teams of pilots have cruised around the world to their own distinction, from the first round-the-world flight in 1924 by a team of four Douglas Cruiser biplanes (a 175-day voyage) to Wiley Post\u2019s first round-the-world solo flight in 1933 to Capt. James Gallagher\u2019s first round-the-world nonstop flight. If successful, Solar Impulse 2 and its pilots, Bertrand Piccard and Andr\u00e9 Borschberg, will add a new title to the venerated list: first solar-powered round-the-world flight.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to CAKE&WHISKEY magazine or purchase the single issue\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for the full interview with Bertrand Piccard and\u00a0Andr\u00e9 Borschberg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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