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.
Soaring to the edge of space and into the ozone hole
Our mission is to soar up to 90,000 feet using stratospheric mountain waves and the Polar Vortex. We are building a special pressurized high altitude sailplane in Bend, Oregon. In August 2013 we will make the first attempts to reach 90,000 feet in El Calafate, Argentina, the same location as our 2006 record-setting flight.Learn more about Perlan 2
Presentación en Español
El 6 de diciembre, el Proyecto Perlan hizo una presentación en Bariloche a la Fuerza Aérea Argentina, ANAC (Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil) y los pilotos de planeadores locales.
PowerPoint: Perlan Presentación en Espanol
On the 6th of December, the Perlan Project made a presentation in Bariloche Argentina, to the Air Force, ANAC (civil aviation authority) and local glider pilots.