Abu Dhabi: Bertrand Piccard has dedicated his first Solar Impulse 2 test flight to His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
Piccard, Solar Impulse co-founder and pilot, said that Shaikh Mohammad had supported the project since the beginning. “I dedicate my first flight here in Abu Dhabi with Solar Impulse to Shaikh Mohammad, who has supported our project since the first time I met him 10 years ago.”
With only a week left until the start of the round-the-world trip, Piccard’s flight yesterday was the final test flight ahead of Solar Impulse’s attempt to circumnavigate the world without a drop of fuel.
