Solar-powered plane takes off to set world record

Covering 35,000km over the next five months, Solar Impulse 2 is out to prove that alternative energy can take you around the world.

Taking to the sky on March 9 from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Solar Impulse 2 will now spend the next five months attempting a feat that’s never been done before: flying around the world using only the power of the sun.