So what do you do when assembling a big new glider? Answer: First assemble all the experienced help you can! Thanks to all folks including from Airbus, RDD, EAA AirVenture, and of course our stalwart Perlan team. The trailer from Cobra made it a familiar...
The Perlan 2 is finally on the road to Oshkosh. There was a lot of work done over the last few days by RDD and the Perlan team members. The trailer from Cobra fitted the glider perfectly, which is quite remarkable since Cobra have only ever seen pictures of the...
Cobra Trailer, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in Redmond, OR. The Perlan 2 will be loaded into the trailer for the trip to Oshkosh, EAA Airventure 2015, where it will be on display. From the side view you can see that the wheels are placed forward of the mid-point for...
Airbrakes test for control linkage clearance and correct deployment.
Friday, July 10, 2015 the wings went on the Perlan2. On Saturday, July 11 the tips were put on the end of the wings. The crew has been rigging the control systems and checking the freedom of movement and routing. Rigging the aircraft does require some strong...
Wings going on for final control linkage fabrication and rigging.
The fuselage is painted and ready for the trip to the EAA Airventure 2015 in Oshkosh, WI. Photos courtesy of Douglas Perrenod
On July 8, 2015 the Cobra trailer was released from Customs in Baltimore! It is now on its way to Redmond to pick up the Perlan 2 and take it to the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, WI. Here are some photos of the trailer interior. The fuselage dolly is complete and...
It is official - the N number has been painted onto the fuselage. 901 indicates our goal of surpassing flight level 900. EE is in honor of our founder Einar Enevoldson.
Pictures from June/July 2015
On July 16 we were hopeful to get the first wave flight accomplished. Unfortunately the cross winds were gusting 47 knots 40 degrees off the runway heading. We look at forecasts for low, mid level and high altitude wave. Mid level was very soft. Last year we found it...
On July 14, 2017 the Airbus Perlan Mission II team was finally ready to take to the skies of El Calafate, Argentina. The pressurized 2 seat glider was purpose built to fly high in mountain and stratospheric waves. El Calafate has two sources of soaring weather in the...
On July 14, 2017 the Perlan Weather Balloon crew got up very early. They took breakfast with them to the hangar. Sandra, Elizabeth, Loris, Stewart and Martin got the helium into balloon and were ready to launch. Unfortunately a plane landing almost 300 kilometers...
July 14, 2017 Everyone on the Perlan Team put max effort into today. Tim and Alec prepared the rebreathers and performed the systems checks. Stewart and Morgan put together telemetry antenna and early set-up. Stewart and Jim trouble shot the tow plane radio. The...
July 12, 2017 While our friends in Minden are cooking with temperatures near 100 F, we are wearing snow boots and fur hats inside the hangar in El Calafate. Today started -3 C and finally warmed to 5 C. That's a relative heat wave as the high will only be 2 or 3 C for...
July 11, 2017- A lot was accomplished today! The 12 people from Perlan all worked another full day. Elizabeth, Loris, Alec and Sandra made great progress on getting the weather balloon software to read the GPS data. Our checklists were updated with new procedures. We...