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Graphics installed on the Perlan 2 & the Trailer

Graphics installed on the Perlan 2 & the Trailer

  On Monday, December 7, 2015, Grafics Unlimited installers arrived to put the graphics on the Perlan 2 and the trailer that holds the Perlan 2 for travel. Installation went to well thanks to the help of the Minden-Tahoe Airport staff who arranged for the Perlan...

GVT done at ATA – Now onto Minden, with a stop at Gentex!

GVT done at ATA – Now onto Minden, with a stop at Gentex!

  November 13, 2015 ATA has terabytes of data!  The final day of testing went well, and the Perlan 2 headed for Minden, NV. The Perlan team also dropped by Gentex for measurement of Oxygen masks for the BioMarine re-breather system. [gallery size="large"...

Ground Vibration Test in San Diego & Media Photo Opportunity

Ground Vibration Test in San Diego & Media Photo Opportunity

Ground Vibration Tests at ATA in San Diego. Perlan team of Einar, Morgan, Doug, Jim and Jackie brought the Airbus Perlan 2 glider to ATA Engineering in San Diego for Ground Vibration Testing (GVT). This gentle shaking will determine structural frequencies and damping...

Perlan 2 Arrives at ATA for Ground Vibration Test

Perlan 2 Arrives at ATA for Ground Vibration Test

November 9, 2015 The Airbus Perlan Mission II has reached another major milestone, the Ground Vibration Test (GVT) of the Perlan 2 Glider.  The testing is taking place this week at ATA Engineering,  in San Diego, CA. Ground vibration testing is often performed on...

Gliding Convention in Germany

Gliding Convention in Germany

Gliding Convention in Germany Miguel Iturmendi made a presentation on the Perlan Project on Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the Gliding Convention that was held at the Convention Center in Freudenstadt, Germany. It was a fantastic event! Hundreds of people received...

Teachers in Space – CubeSat Contest

Teachers in Space – CubeSat Contest

January 11, 2016 Perlan CubeSat Contest: High Altitude Experiments with an Exciting Twist Teachers in Space has teamed up with Perlan to bring space science directly into the classroom. What’s cool for educators is that inside the Perlan 2 sailplane there is a payload...

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