Bend Plane-Maker Eyes High Flying Record
The local Bend news, KTVZ, has made an article about the Perlan Project. To see the full article and video, please click the link below.
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First Test Flight
The Sierra Nevada test flights of the Perlan 2 are scheduled for the spring of 2013 in Minden, Nevada.
Soar to 90,000 feet - Phase 2
Our mission is to soar up to 90,000 ft using stratospheric mountain waves and the Polar Vortex. We will be building a special pressurized high altitude sailplane in El Calafate, Argentina; the same location of our record-setting flight. The flight will take place in El Calafate, Argentina and is planned to fly in August 2013.Learn more about Perlan 2
Interview with Greg Cole, Designer
The SoaringCafe.com website has published an interview with Greg Cole, talking about the Perlan Project. Rather than embedding the video here, I’m sure they would prefer you viewed it on their site. (The link below opens a new window.)
http://soaringcafe.com/2012/03/ssa-2012-the-perlan-project-an-interview-with-greg-cole/