Solar Impulse 2, Famous for Around-the-World Flight, Crashes Into Gulf Waters Written 11 May 2026
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The Skydweller aircraft in flight August 5, 2021. | Credit: New Scientist; YouTube; framegrab
Aerotime reports, “Solar Impulse 2, the experimental solar-powered aircraft which became famous in 2016 after completing a global circumnavigation, has crashed into the sea off the coast of Mississippi on May 4, 2026. The experimental aircraft was operating for Skydweller Aero, a company developing long-endurance, solar-powered platforms for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. This US-Spanish company acquired Solar Impulse 2 in 2019 and converted it to an unmanned aircraft for use in its own development programs.”
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The Skydweller aircraft
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