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 2 on display with an Airbus A350 XWB for scale in background
Perlan II in the air
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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.
Windward Performance Perlan II
…mid-wing, two-seats-in-tandem, pressurized, experimental research glider that was designed by Greg Cole and built by Windward Performance for the Perlan Project. The aircraft first flew on 23 September 2015 at Redmond Municipal Airport, Oregon. The Perlan 2 is a follow-up design to the successful Perlan 1. Its…
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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