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The ground crew of Solar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane, surround the aircraft after it landed at Cairo Airport, Egypt July 13, 2016. The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for its penultimate stop as the solar-powered plane nears the end of its marathon tour around the world. After setting off from Seville on Monday morning, the plane passed through Algerian, Tunisian, Italian and Greek airspace, and flew over the Giza Pyramids before touching down at Cairo airport at around 7:10am (5:10am GMT). Its support crew cheered as the plane, no heavier than a car but with the wingspan of a Boeing 747, landed, and trailed after it on bicycles. It had finished the 3,745-km (2,327-mile) journey with an average speed of 76.7km (47.7 miles) an hour, the flight organiser said. Solar Impulse is being flown on its 35,400-km (22,000-mile) trip in stages, with Piccard and his Swiss compatriot Borschberg alternating at the controls of the single-seat plane. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)
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