• The Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Nagoya Airport in the early hours of Monday morning in this handout image. In a statement, the team thanked Japanese government agencies and the public for their support and 'wonderful positive encouragement' during the monthlong stay. | TWITTER
    The Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Nagoya Airport in the early hours of Monday morning in this handout image. In a statement, the team thanked Japanese government agencies and the public for their support and "wonderful positive encouragement" during the monthlong stay. | TWITTER
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NAGOYA – The Solar Impulse 2 plane took off Monday from Nagoya, ending a frustrating four-week hiatus during its unprecedented bid to circle the world without fuel.

Flight engineers spotted a possible cloudless stretch over the Pacific and in a pre-dawn scramble got the solar-powered plane airborne from Nagoya Airport, where it has been grounded since June 1.

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