Sun-powered plane flight from Madrid to Rabat delayed untill Thursday by strong winds

The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has been delayed by strong winds during a stop-off on its first planned intercontinental flight, organizers said on Monday.

The plane landed in Madrid early Friday at the end of the first leg of its attempt to reach Morocco without using a drop of fuel.  After technical checks and a pilot change it was hoped Solar Impulse would leave for Rabat on Monday.

“Today was the earliest possible departure date but we are waiting for the best weather window,” project spokeswoman Alexandra Gindroz told AFP.  “We have too much south-east wind.”

The departure is not likely to be before Thursday, when the forecast is for calmer weather, she said
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