Solar Impulse 2 - an experimental plane powered only by the Sun - has completed the latest leg of its trip around the world.

The bid by pilots and engineers to fly around the planet without burning a drop of fuel has moved ahead, touching down at the home of the Wright Brothers.

The single-seat solar aircraft landed after a 17-hour trip from Phoenix to Ohio, the project team said on its official Twitter page.

The location is the home base of aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright.

The pilots – Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg - were interviewed upon arriving at the historic site.