Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 is preparing to take a flight of 35,000km in its first attempt from Abu Dhabi in late February or early March.

The project team comprising Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg has unveiled the detailed global flight route.

"Solar Impulse is not the first solar aeroplane, however it is the first able to cross oceans and continents, remaining in the air for several days and nights in a row without landing."

Solar Impulse initiator and chairman Bertrand Piccard said: "With our attempt to complete the first solar powered round-the-world flight, we want to demonstrate that clean technology and renewable energy can achieve the impossible.

"Renewable energy can become an integral part of our lives, and together, we can help save our planet’s natural resources."

During the round-the-world flight, the solar-powered aircraft will land in 12 locations across the world, including Muscat, Oman; Ahmedabad and Varanasi, India; Mandalay, Myanmar; and Chongqing and Nanjing, China.

The flight will include 25 flight days spread over five months, and will be carried out at speeds of between 50kmph and 100kmph.

Solar Impulse co-founder and CEO André Borschberg said: "Solar Impulse is not the first solar aeroplane, however it is the first able to cross oceans and continents, remaining in the air for several days and nights in a row without landing."

The project technicians, engineers and a communications team is currently carrying out safety tests, test flights, and training in Abu Dhabi.