全球最大太阳能飞机首次环球之旅
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Two adventurers hoping to make the first round-the-world trip using a solar-powered plane have successfully landed in Oman after launching the maiden 1 leg of their global voyage.
The two Swiss pilots have arrived in Oman after taking off yesterday from Abu Dhabi in the UAE.
Monaco's Prince Albert joined officials at mission control in Monaco to congratulate the two pilots for their initial success.
"Congratulations, it was a super landing, we saw superb images, and, honestly, congratulations for this magnificent first flight."
Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates early on Monday to the start the five-month journey.
全球最大太阳能飞机首次环球之旅
The plane itself has the weight of an average car, but has a wingspan as wide as the world's largest passenger airliners 2.
Made from of a lightweight carbon-fiber frame, the plane doesn't produce any carbon emissions 3, as it’s powered entirely 4 through the 17-thousand solar cells embedded 5 in its wings.
Its global journey will span about 25 flight days broken up into 12 different legs.
The flight will make stopovers in India, Myanmar and here in China before crossing the Pacific and flying across the United States and southern Europe before arriving back in Abu Dhabi.
1 maiden
n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的
- The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
- The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
2 airliners
n.客机，班机( airliner的名词复数 )
- The fog grounded the airliners. 大雾迫使班机停飞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They placed very stable and accurate atomic clocks on regularly scheduled jet airliners. 他们将非常稳定、准确的原子钟装在定期飞行的喷气式班机上。 来自辞典例句
3 emissions
排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）
- Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
- Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。
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