The wing spar that was impossible to assemble has passed its ultimate test. This was a really important milestone, more important than the first flight. We knew it was going to fly and we had enough analysis and simulation done to know what it would be like to...

September 23, 2015 Press Conference and Reception following the First Flight of the Perlan 2. "The Perlan 2 glider, the world’s first engineless aircraft designed to reach the edge of space, achieved its successful first flight today in a historic moment about 5,000...

September 23, 2015 These beautiful photos of the first flight of Perlan 2 were taken by Jamie Darcy from Airbus from the chase helicopter.

  On the morning of first flight of the Perlan 2 glider, we had just a few people on the line for launch. Einar Enevoldson, the visionary of The Perlan Project, shook the chief pilot, Jim Payne's, hand symbolizing the passing of the baton from the Perlan 1 to the...

On Sunday before first flight some practice tows with a masked DG had been done at Minden with Silvio and same SoaringNV Pawnee that would be used for actual First Flight. Jim was in front with Perlan-style masked canopy and Morgan was in back with clear canopy. Both...

We are currently displaying the glider at the Reno Air Races. We have a lot of supporters in ths region and we promised to show them the glider. We will be here until Sunday afternoon, if you are in the area and can come and see it. The questions we get here at Reno...