Round-the-world solar plane back in air after stop at home of Wright Brothers

A solar-powered airplane has taken off from the Ohio home town of America aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright on the latest leg of its journey around the world.

The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 took off from Dayton International Airport just after 4am on Wednesday local time with a destination of Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The flight was expected to take about 17 hours.