article_snippet: (CNN)Solar Impulse 2 has landed safely in Oman on the first leg of Impulse 2 quest to be the first plane to fly around the world fueled only by the sun's rays.
article_snippet: the solar-powered plane took off from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates early on Monday with Pilot Andre Borschberg at the controls for the 400-kilometer (250 mile) flight.
article_snippet: Solar Impulse 2's visit to Oman is a short pit-stop on Solar Impulse 2's marathon 35,000-kilometer, five month journey across the globe, via India, Myanmar, China and the U.S. the solar-powered plane is expected to be on the ground for just eight hours before the solar-powered plane takes off again -- this time with pilot Bertrand Piccard in charge -- bound for Ahmedabad in India.
article_snippet: Eventually the solar-powered plane got off the ground, under the watchful eye of fellow pilot Piccard.
article_snippet: Solar Impulse's 72-meter (236-foot) wingspan makes it wider than a Boeing 747, but the plane weighs just 2.5 tons, lighter than a large SUV.
highlights_snippet: Solar Impulse completes first leg of Solar Impulse round-the-world flight, from Abu Dhabi to Oman .
  
highlights_snippet: After pit stop in Muscat, Oman, the solar-powered plane will travel on to India, Myanmar and China .