Airbus Perlan Mission II is getting ready for Argentina Campaign 2019! Yesterday the container which shipped from Minden, Nevada over two months ago was unloaded in El Calafate, Argentina. In Minden, it took more than 7 days to pack the container with the Perlan 2...

We got the good news that the Egrett and the Perlan container were released from Mendoza customs! Tago was able to inspect the inside of the container and trailer. We had last seen our baby over 2 months ago and 17 crane on or crane off loadings since Minden. Tago...

While the 2019 Perlan Argentina team awaited the container (full blog someday) we have been very productive. There have been several meetings with Argentine organizations to coordinate activities (future blog). But we also took advantage of the nearby iconic Patagonia...

A question that we frequently get at presentations is "Why didn't you keep climbing if the lift was still there?" Even engineers and pilots don't necessarily understand (or respect) what flutter at these unexplored altitudes and associated fast true airspeeds can...

The Airbus Perlan Mission II team has begun to gather in southern Argentina in El Calafate. High altitude clouds over Lago Argentino welcome Perlan Project to our second home for 2 months. We have found a place to hang our hats (and jackets and gloves) in our home in...

After 4 extremely successful check flights of Perlan 2 in Minden it was time to pack and ship the container to Patagonia. This is a huge endeavor on the part of several team members over a week time frame. To safely fly from a remote area you must bring spares of any...