The Perlan 2 sailplane/glider, which had its first test flight last September in Oregon, will attempt to reach its optimal cruising altitude of 90,000 feet as early as this coming June in Argentina, ...

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Airbus' Perlan 2 glider is continuing to push the limits of engineless flight, hitting a succession of record altitudes throughout the last week, culminating in a unprecedented 76,000-ft (23,000-m) ...

High-altitude aerospace research nonprofit Perlan Project plans this year to take another shot at flying its Perlan 2 glider to a record 90,000ft, after which it intends to terminate that flight-test ...

Flying well into the stratosphere to set a record for the highest manned flight takes guts. Doing it in a glider takes skilled engineers, pilots, and atmospheric scientists, elusive weather conditions ...

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Preparing for Move to Argentina Later This Year to Attempt World-Record Breaking Flights Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders Co-Pilots Test Flight of Stratospheric Glider The Airbus Perlan Mission II ...

A daring plan to fly a glider to the edge of space is a step closer after a successful test flight on Sunday. The Perlan 2 glider hopes to create aviation history by soaring to 90,000 feet – 17 miles ...

[Avionics Today 08-23-2016] The Airbus Perlan II stratospheric glider is currently en route to Argentina for its mission, to set a new world gliding high-altitude record by soaring to 90,000 feet. Now ...