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 ...

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) ...

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The Perlan Project is a non-profit research company that utilizes high-altitude sailplanes to study stratospheric mountain waves and atmospheric conditions, having previously set an altitude record of ...

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 ...

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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The Perlan Mission, initiated by Einar Enevoldson in the 1990s, aims to prove gliders can reach extreme altitudes, with the Perlan I setting an early record of over 50,000 feet in 2006. The Perlan 2 ...

Optimized for altitude: Jim Payne, one of the most accomplished glider pilots in the world, is one of four who will fly the purpose-built glider on its record attempts. A wall of cloud runs above the ...