11.30.12

Merry Christmas from the Perlan Project

It isn’t a proper Christmas if you don’t get to put on a funny hat… Merry Christmas from the Perlan Project!

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Flight #65 to 65,000 feet for Perlan 2
Perlan 2 Soars with Rare Stratospheric Perlan Clouds
Perlan 2 Flies in Calm Air for Data Collection
Aviation Measurements
Upgrades to the Perlan 2 in 2019
First Wave Flight of Perlan 2 in 2019
Flight Footage of First Argentina Flight of Perlan 2 - 2019
First Flight of Perlan 2 in Argentina 2019
Perlan 2 Assembled and Ready to Soar
Airbus Perlan Mission II Meets with Officials
Perlan Container Unloaded 2019
Egrett arrives in El Calafate; Perlan2 Clears Customs in Mendoza
Touring before Container Arrives
Perlan 2 and Flutter Testing
Airbus Perlan Mission II Arrives in Argentina 2019
Packing Perlan Container for Patagonia 2019
2019 First Flights from Minden
2019 Window and Plenum Upgrades for Perlan 2
2018 - So Many Perlan "Firsts"
Happy Holidays from Perlan Project
Perlan Project Meets in Minden
Royal Aeronatical Society Medal for the Perlan Team
Perlan Presentations - Around the World
Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab Calibration of High Altitude Flight Recorders
Welcome Home Perlan2 and Muchas Gracias
Perlan Project Wins Flight Test Engineering Team Award
Jim Payne wins Test Pilot of the Year
Perlan Project Presentation at SETP a Hit
Packing Up to Travel North
Final Flight in Argentina in 2018-Highest Ever Tow
Perlan 2 Tests Faster, not Higher
Perlan 2 Soars Above 76,000 feet
Second World Record Claim in 2 Days
World Record Claim Above 60,000 Feet on August 26, 2018
Perlan Project Visits El Chalten on a No-Fly Day
World Record Celebration 2017
Tow to 42,800 feet
SolarStratus Visits Airbus Perlan Mission II
Stratospheric Tow of Perlan 2 by Egrett
Test Tows of Perlan 2 by Egrett
Egrett Arrives in El Calafate
Successful Perlan 2 Dress Rehearsal
Successful High Pressure Test of New Hatches
The Prep Work of a Perlan Project Trip to Patagonia
Buenos Aires Meetings with Perlan Project
Perlan First Weather Balloon 2018
Perlan 2 Assembly Photos and Video
Perlan Team Celebrates Tago's 50th
Perlan 2 Wings Are On
Glider Arrives in El Calafate
Perlan Team Trip to Torres del Paine - Before Glider Arrives
Perlan Team Arrives in El Calafate
First Wave of Perlan Team in Argentina
New Rear Hatch for Perlan 2
First Ever Tow with Egrett
Perlan Pack and Load for Argentina
Special Last Flight before Argentina
Training in Perlan 2
Most Memorable Soaring Record in 2017
Teachers in Space visit Perlan
Perlan 2018 First Flight
Perlan 2 Perfect Pressurization Test
Perlan 2 New Science Equipment
SAMI Altitude Chamber Test
Perlan Project at Minden Wave Camp '18
Perlan 2 "Inverted Acrobatics!"
Collier Presentation in Washington DC
Perlan 360 Video over Patagonia
Upgrade Progress-Hatches, Aileron Pass-Through, and New Tail Tip Camera
Perlan Project School Presentation
Collier Trophy Presentation Delayed
Perlan Flight Simulator - the Hot Slots in Reno
SSA Convention Reno 2018
National Records and OSTIV Presentation
Perlan 2 - Return and Landing
Evening with Classical Tahoe and Perlan Project
Happy Valentine's Day
Perlan 2 Upgraded Hatch Progress
Exciting Upgrades for Perlan 2
Perlan and Patagonia Wave Clouds
Perlan Project nominated for 2017 Collier Trophy
Perlan 2 CubeSat Upgrades
Turbulence on Tow for Perlan 2
Rigging the Perlan 2 Glider
Airbus/Perlan Quarterly Review Day
Enders CEO of Airbus selected Av Week Person of the Year
Preparing for Perlan 2 Upgrades
Cubesat and Battery Upgrades
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Presentation
NASA 50th Colloquium Presentation
Perlan Container Arrives in Minden
Perlan Board Meeting and PASCO 50th
Minden Aviation Roundup 2017
Calibration Time at Stanford Space Rendezvous Lab
Perlan Project Meets with AF and PSA
Final Team Departs El Calafate
Thank You from El Calafate - Airbus Perlan Mission II
Packing Up - Airbus Perlan Mission II
Perlan Project Telemetry Explained
Perlan 2 Patagonia Wave to 36,000 feet
Perlan 2 Most Scenic Flight to 35,000 feet
World Soaring Altitude Record Claim - videos and tail camera photos
Airbus Perlan Mission II - World Record Claim Sept 3, 2017
Second Student Outreach Presentation September 1 '17
ANAC and EANA visit Airbus Perlan Mission II
Airbus Perlan Mission II Media Day 2017
11th Anniversary of Perlan 1 Record Flight
Airbus Perlan Educational Outreach
Non-Wave Days Hangar Work
Weather and Wave Flight - Aug 24 '17
Rainy Day Off
Wave Flight - August 19, 2017
Ice and PreFlight Description 8-19-17
Snow in El Calafate
In Flight Tail Camera Photos and Video 8-15-17
In-Flight Photos Aug 15 '17
Argentina Wave to 33,200 feet - Aug 15 '17
Balloon and Boat Launch from Punta Bandera - Aug 12 '17
Perlan Upgrades
Aeropuerto Jefe Meeting
Satellite Receiver and Tasks
Post Flight Work
El Calafate Tasks and Who Flew?
Second Wave to 32,500 Feet - Aug 3 '17
Patagonia Wave to 32,500 Feet - July 31 '17
Work and Play in Patagonia
Perlan 2 Work and Play
In Flight Photos from First Wave Flight
First Wave Flight Argentina 2017 - July 24 '17
Who Flew Today?
Airbus Perlan Mission II Telemetry
First 2017 Argentina Test Flight
Hangar Day
Perlan 2 Ready to Soar
Perlan Weather Balloon First Launch
Maximum Team Preparation Effort
Prep Work Continues
Wings On!
Preparation Work in El Calafate
Unloading the Container
Arrival in El Calafate - July 8 '17
Argentina Events - July 6-7 '17
From Malargue to Bariloche
Team Perlan Arrives in Mendoza
Perlan 2 Upgrades
Perlan 2 Arrives in Argentina
Washington DC Events
Perlan 2 On The Way to El Calafate
Perlan 2 All Systems GO!
Teachers in Space visit Perlan
Perlan 2 Climbs to 30,000 feet in Sierra Wave
Functional Check Flight
Perlan Presentation at OSTIV Conference 2017
"Los Glaciares" National Park
Perlan in Argentina Wrap Up
Photo Memories of Argentina
Final 2016 Argentina Flight for Perlan 2
Weak Wave to 22,000 feet
Perlan 2 above Glacier
Sunset Photo Shoot of Perlan 2
EANA and ANAC visit Perlan 2
Local High School Students Visit the Perlan 2 Glider
Perlan Wave Sniffing
Second Check Flight in Argentina
Airbus Perlan 2 First Flight in Argentina
Flight Preparation in El Calafate
Perlan 2 Glider Arrives at El Calafate
El Calafate Airport Support
10th Anniversary of Perlan World Record
Lago Argentino Patagonia
Southern Andes Aerial Reconnaissance
Perlan Education Outreach in Argentina
Santa Monica Cabins in El Calafate
Buenos Aires Press Brief and Reception
Buenos Aires Prep for Reception
Teachers In Space: Tin Whiskers
"Treading on Thin Air" by Elizabeth Austin
Container Away!
Loading Day
Hangar at El Calafate
El Calafate Ready for Perlan
Clouddancer Covers for Perlan
Prep for Packing
Perlan Soars Above 25,000 feet for 2 hours
Flutter Excitation
Container Lifting Device
Perlan Makes Smithsonian Air & Space Cover
2nd Wave Flight in 2 Days
FINALLY WAVE to 24,000 feet
Perlan Ground Testing
Flight Testing #014-15
Airbus VIP Day at Minden Airport
Enders Flies in Perlan 2 on Airbus Perlan Mission II Media Day
Drogue Chute Deployment Test
Teachers in Space Visit Minden
Tail Tost Release Test
Minden Wave Camp
Iturmendi presents to Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Perlan 2 Flies in Wave
Rebreathers and Software
Airbus CEO Tom Enders visits Perlan in Minden
First Pressurized Flight
Soaring Society of America Convention
First Tufted Wing Flight
Bonehead Helmets Arrive
Airbus and Perlan Project Meet in Minden
Omni Medical visits Perlan Hangar
Minden Build-A-Plane Visit
Successful Test Flights in Minden, NV
Dennis Tito's Perlan Hangar
Graphics installed on the Perlan 2 & the Trailer
GVT done at ATA - Now onto Minden, with a stop at Gentex!
Ground Vibration Test in San Diego & Media Photo Opportunity
Perlan 2 Arrives at ATA for Ground Vibration Test
Gliding Convention in Germany
Teachers in Space - CubeSat Contest
The Impossible Spar Has Been Saved
First Flight Reception
Airbus Perlan 2 First Flight
First Fight of Perlan 2 Before Launch
Prep for First Flight
Reno Air Races 2015
First Flight Scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2015 – Weather Permitting
Progress Inside the Cockpits
Taxi Test Rehearsal Successful
Successful 3G wing load test
Perlan2 gets Airworthiness Certificate
Redmond Preparations
Flight Simulator Construction Progress
Perlan 2 at Minden Aviation Round Up
Ed Warnock's Aviation Classroom
Dennis Tito's Perlan Hangar Under Construction
Teachers in Space Summer Workshop 2015
Perlan Pilot competing in the first ever 13.5 meter World Gliding Championships
Airbus Perlan 2 a Hit at Oshkosh
Team Perlan at EAA AirVenture 2015
At Oshkosh on display under the Airbus A350
Sponsors Get a First Look at Perlan 2
Airbus Perlan 2 Presentation at Oshkosh
Airbus Perlan 2 Assembly at Oshkosh
On Our Way to Oshkosh
Cobra Trailer in Redmond
Open Airbrake RDD Rigging Checks
The Perlan 2 with the wings on
Rigging Support
Perlan 2 fuselage emerges from the paint shop
The Cobra Trailer has arrived!
It's official - the N number has been painted onto the fuselage.
Progress Pictures
Wings fitted to fuselage
Perlan 2 will carry CubeSats built by students
BRS installation
The Trailer is on its way!
Perlan at Paris Airshow 2015
Test fuselage tail boom joining
Wings Weighted after Painting
Perlan 2 wings emerge from paint shop
Perlan 2 set up in the shop
Portland Mini Maker Fair 2014
The First Day of the Rest of the Project
Airbus Group Sponsorship Announcement
Major Announcement Coming July 28, 2014
Perlan Pilots wave flight on April 25, 2014
Sholto Hamilton “Dick” Georgeson May 7, 1922 – March 27, 2014
Oshkosh 2013
Presentación en Español
Merry Christmas from the Perlan Project
Oh No, Not Again
A Calm Day in El Calafate
Plans for Argentina 2012
Perlan Pilots in the News
Virtual Workshop Tour
Completed Main Spars
Maximum Strength from the Minimum Weight
Perlan Project- Berlin 2012
Construction Begins on Wing Spars
Dreaming of Wave
Destructive Pressure Test is a Success
The Test Fuselage Holds Pressure
Latest Photos from the Workshop – Feb 2012
Memories of Steve (2) The Stevebump
Touring around Argentina
New Video Online – DG1001m Launch
Big Sky in Argentina
Memories of Steve (1)
September Meeting
Full Wingspan on Display
Workshop Team Expanding
Video Presentation on Rebreather System
Christalt Eve
Fabulous Progress
Rebreather Mark 4 Testing
Merry Christmas
New Instrument Tested
More Oshkosh Photos
Progress in the Workshop
One in the Oven
Dennis Tito Visit to Bend
Sanding and More Sanding
Oshkosh 2010 Interim Report
Simulated Flight
SSA Convention 2010
Presentation at Omarama, New Zealand
Preparations for SSA Convention
Lenticulars over Nevada
First Flying Surfaces Underway
First Mold
Three big milestones completed
Preparations for Second Pressure Test
Second Rebreather Test
Progress on fuselage plugs
Successful Window Test
More Team Members Recognised
First Pressure Test
First test of Oxygen Rebreather
Beached Whale?
I am the Master of Imperfections
Bonding First Plug
Window Material Tests
Flight Computer Hardware
Progress on first fuselage plug
We Are Cutting Foam!
Perlan Project At San Diego Red Bull Air Race
New Lofting
Review: Exploring The Monster
Perlan Simulator Available for Download
First Flight in the Simulator
Phase 2 Begins