The Perlan Project Blog
Loading Day and Last Team Dinner
Loading Day and Last Team Dinner With Monday morning’s sunrise the Perlan was in the trailer, the container was ready for inspection, the Egrett was ready to start the long ferry home, the Tribal truck was at the airport and the crane was booked for the afternoon. For...
Farewell Argentina 2023
Farewell Argentina Multiple weather studies for the next week did not show stratospheric waves of sufficient strength to soar to high altitude. So we made the tough, bittersweet decision to pack up and return to Minden. In El Calafate in 2023 Airbus Perlan Mission II:...
Perlan Support Teams – Part Three
For the third and final blog on Support Teams for Airbus Perlan Mission II we look at several team members who wear many hats. Of special note are the words from our 3 Perlan Interns and their observations about their past two months in El Calafate. Argentine Liason –...
Perlan Support Teams – Part Two
Perlan Support Teams – Part Two As I said in Part One we are so fortunate to have such diverse talent on our team to support Airbus Perlan Mission II. This blog is to highlight each team member’s supporting role in their own words. Most have been on multiple Argentina...
Perlan Support Teams – Part One
Perlan Project Support Teams - Part One Airbus Perlan Mission II is incredibly fortunate to have a team of dedicated volunteer specialists. It takes a huge amount of work to put Perlan 2 into the air to safely hunt for stratospheric wave. These support teams are the...
Perlan Flight #74 – Weak Wave
Flight #74 – Weak Wave On August 30, 2023 the forecast wave conditions had improved marginally from dismal to merely difficult. But the support teams had worked hard on various squawks from the previous flight. Perlan 2’s wings were removed to check the full travel...
Team Egrett Makes It Possible
For Airbus Perlan Mission II, the Egrett team makes it possible to soar to record heights. The Perlan Project was organized to investigate stratospheric waves above 35,000 feet. Below that altitude, the tropospheric wave has been much more explored and understood....
The Perlan Project Blog
Loading Day and Last Team Dinner
Loading Day and Last Team Dinner With Monday morning’s sunrise the Perlan was in the trailer, the container was ready for inspection, the Egrett was ready to start the long ferry home, the Tribal truck was at the airport and the crane was booked for the afternoon. For...
Farewell Argentina 2023
Farewell Argentina Multiple weather studies for the next week did not show stratospheric waves of...
Perlan Support Teams – Part Three
For the third and final blog on Support Teams for Airbus Perlan Mission II we look at several team...
Perlan Support Teams – Part Two
Perlan Support Teams – Part Two As I said in Part One we are so fortunate to have such diverse...
Perlan Support Teams – Part One
Perlan Project Support Teams - Part One Airbus Perlan Mission II is incredibly fortunate to have a...
Perlan Flight #74 – Weak Wave
Flight #74 – Weak Wave On August 30, 2023 the forecast wave conditions had improved marginally...
Team Egrett Makes It Possible
For Airbus Perlan Mission II, the Egrett team makes it possible to soar to record heights. The...