NATURE recently released an article on the Airbus Perlan Mission II , “Glider Aims to Break World record — and Boost Climate Science” by Declan Butler. Dr. Elizabeth Austin, of WeatherExtreme Ltd. discussed the glider and the scientific instruments used for…
Above is a photo from last week's Perlan-Airbus Meeting in San Jose California prior to our Argentina Perlan 2 Campaign (August 1 -September 30, 2016) Thank you to Dennis Tito for supplying the transportation to and from Minden, Nevada, for…
Below are some photos taken over the weekend of Dr. Elizabeth giving a presentation about Airbus – Perlan Mission II to the press and Airbus Executives over the weekend. Dr. Austin is currently Chief Meteorologist for the project and the…
The Airbus Group's CEO, Tom Enders, visited the Perlan 2 hangar in Minden NV the first week of March to work alongside the glider team as they achieved a historic milestone with the start of pressurized flights. The Perlan 2 team continues to prepare…
Stunning Images from Test Flight 0008- Photo Credit: Perlan Project
Above- A photo of the Perlan 2 Glider taken yesterday in the hangar after Flight 0008. Photo taken by Jackie Payne.
In June 2016, the Airbus Perlan Mission II is set to attempt its’ record breaking flight in Argentina. The engineless glider’s goal will be to soar up to 90,000 feet – to the edge of space, which will make this flight the highest…
In early November 2015, Aviation News published an article on the Airbus Perlan II’s first successful flight in September and how the the Phase 2 project in Argentina’s main objective is about weather, climate and the ozone layer. “In Argentina…
The Perlan 2 Glider First Flight Test is now scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - weather permitting. The Flight was originally scheduled for September 16, but it is has been rescheduled due to poor weather conditions.The wind was outside…
Now that Airbus Perlan II has successfully received the airworthiness certificate, the first test run for the glider has been tentatively scheduled for Sept 23rd (due to weather) with a backup date of Sept 24th.. Stay tuned for updates!!