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Jul 24, 2022 | Press

December 19, 2018 – AOPA – Faster, Higher, More Efficient

December 2018 – Ecology Business – Проект Perlan

November 2018 – Segelfliegen Magazine – November/December Issue

November 2018 – Gliding International – November/December Issue

November 21, 2018 – Harz Kurier – Hattorfer Segelflieger nutzen Leewelle für besondere Flüge

November 13, 2018 – Aviation Week – Winners Announced for AVIATION WEEK NETWORK’S Annual Laureate Awards

November 13, 2018 – Politics USA – Winners Introduced for Aviation Week’s Annual Laureate Awards

November 7, 2018 – RTVE.es – Exploradores de la estratosfera

November 6, 2018 – saarbruecker-zeitung.de – Windsurfen am Rand der Atmosphäre

November 2018 – Royal Aeronautical Society – AEROSPACE Magazine

October 3, 2018 – Aerobuzz – Le planeur surfe sur le 21ème siècle

September 7, 2018 – Aerobuzz – Airbus Perlan Mission 2 : un planeur (bientôt) dans les étoiles !

September 5, 2018 – Aerobuzz – Le planeur stratosphérique Perlan II atteint 76.000 ft

August 28, 2018 – Aerobuzz – Nouveau record d’altitude pour le planeur pressurisé Perlan II

August 23, 2018 – Wings Journal – Ergett, Perlan 2 glider tow continues on record-breaking mission

August 21, 2018 – Flying Magazine – Perlan 2 Glider Continues Record-Breaking Mission

August 6, 2018 – CNN – Six reasons why it’s cool to be a pilot

June 28, 2018 – OLC – Perlan: First Ever Tow with Egrett

June 27, 2018 – Aero News Network – First Ever Perlan II Glider Tow With Egrett

September 5, 2017 – Aerobuzz – Airbus Perlan II bat le record d’altitude en planeur

August 17, 2017 – Aerobuzz – Le planeur Airbus Perlan II en quête d’un record du monde

August 7, 2017 – Tech Xplore – El Calafate, Argentina, is scene for glider reaching new highs

August 4, 2017 – New Atlas – Perlan 2 glider reaches highest altitude yet

August 3, 2017 – Wired – The Powerless Plane Riding the Wind to a New Altitude Record

May 1, 2017 – Composites Manufacturing – Airbus Perlan 2 Reaches its Highest Altitude to Date

April 28, 2017 – Aerobuzz – Reprise des vols du planeur Perlan 2 d’Airbus

April 27, 2017 – AOPA – Perlan Soars Near Stratosphere

April 26, 2017 – Aerospace Technology – Airbus launches new Perlan 2 glider flight to explore skies above Sierra Nevada, US

April 25, 2017 – Space Daily – Pressurized Perlan glider reaches new high altitude on journey to edge of space

April 25, 2017 – Flying Magazine – Perlan 2 Sailplane Soars Higher

April 24, 2017 – Digital Journal – Airbus Perlan Mission II Kicks Off Second Season Exploring Skies Above the Sierra Nevada

April 24, 2017 – The Record-Courier – Stratospheric glider crosses 30,000-foot mark for first time

April 24, 2017 – Composites World – Airbus Perlan 2 glider returns to flight and achieves new altitude best

April 24, 2017 – Aviation Week – Airbus Perlan Glider Preps For Altitude Record Bid

September 15, 2016 – Fox News – Glider will attempt record-breaking flight to edge of space

August 10, 2016 – Scientific American – Glider Aims to Break World Record, and Boost Climate Science

August 9, 2016 – Nature –  Glider aims to break world record — and boost climate science

June/July 2016 – Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine – Sailplane to the Stratosphere – Perlan 2 goes for 90,000 feet.

May 11, 2016 – Aeronewstv.com – Tom Enders at the Perlan II stratospheric glider controls

May 10, 2016 – AerospaceTechnology – Airbus completes Perlan 2 test flight

May 10, 2016 – Aerobuzz – Tom Enders aux commandes du Perlan

May 9, 2016 – Daily Mail – Perlan2 Takes to the Skies!

May 9, 2016 – Fox News – Airbus aims high with Perlan 2 ‘space glider’

May 9, 2016 – KRMG – Pilots to take glider to 90,000ft in record-breaking flight

May 9, 2016 – Yahoo! Finance – Airbus Perlan Mission II Continues Final Phase of Testing in U.S.

May 9, 2016 – Carson Valley Times – Airbus Perlan Mission II Nearing Completion of Testing Phase In Minden

January 31, 2016 – Forbes – Aviation on Mars? Airbus Perlan 2 Glider To Help Test Its Limit

September 25, 2015 – Aerobuzz – Perlan 2, la stratosphère à tire d’aile

July 29, 2015 – CNN – Five ‘wow’ aviation moments at the Oshkosh air show

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