Perlan Project
Videos
Perlan Project Inc. is a not-for-profit aeronautical exploration and atmospheric science research organization that utilizes sailplanes designed to fly at extremely high altitudes.
Perlan II
Arctic stratospheric cloud (Mother of Pearl cloud)
Perlan II N901EE at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2022
Perlan II's list of actual and hoped-for records as of 2022
The Windward Performance Perlan 2 is an American mid-wing, two-seats-in-tandem, pressurized, experimental research glider that was designed by Greg Cole and built by Windward Performance for the Perla
Perlan Project
…altitude of 15,902 metres (52,172 ft), which was set on 3 September 2017. These flights used the custom designed and built pressurized high-altitude Windward Performance Perlan II glider, sponsored by Airbus. They also collected data about Earth's atmosphere and its ozone layer. Standing mountain waves are a source of rising air…
Perlan 2 on display with an Airbus A350 XWB for scale in background
Perlan II in the air