(AP) — The Latest on the flight of a solar-powered airplane from California to Arizona in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe (all times local): A solar-powered plane has landed in suburban Phoenix after a flight from California on the latest leg of its round-the-world journey. The wings of the plane are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that power propellers and charge batteries. The wings of the plane are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that power propellers and charge batteries. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg will be at the helm of the plane that began circumnavigation the globe last year using only energy from the sun. The crew was forced to stay in Oahu for nine months after the plane's battery system sustained heat damage on its trip from Japan.