This two-minute video explains a little bit about the rebreather system we are planning to use and why it is so useful to us. Watch the video on YouTube here.

It’s the 24th of February, the day before a big day in the Perlan Project. Some came by air, in an ASH25 glider, no less. Most of the team has met up in preparation for tomorrow.

Ed Warnock, our Executive Director, has visited the workshop in Bend and has the following report. Photos by John Miller. Fabulous Progress! I was amazed at the progress since we were there last. It is visually quite impressive. Wings The main shop is completely...

The rebreather system has been rebuilt into its 4th configuration. This is going to be used for testing as it is very close to the final flight configuration. Now that we have access to a suitable frezer, we can do our “cold tests” to check that there are no problems...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone following the Perlan Project. December has been a pretty slow month for us but work is continuing. The main development was a decision on the battery system. It turns out the main battery is going to be one really big...

We have sucessfully tested one of the candidate flight instruments in wave lift conditions. The new instrument is called a Craggy Ultimate because it provides the ultimate large-screen soaring display for the pilots. It is capable of running any windows CE software...