The Perlan 2 high-altitude glider set a new record by climbing past 62,000 feet over Patagonia, exceeding the Armstrong Line. Piloted by Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock, this flight shattered their ...

The Airbus Perlan 2 glider broke the world altitude record for glider flight, reaching 52,172 feet. The record was achieved utilizing mountain waves and a high-altitude polar vortex near El Calafate, ...

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) ...

And it did so without any help from an engine. ENGINES ARE FOR LOSERS. Turns out, you don't actually need an engine in order to fly ridiculously high. On Sunday, Airbus's Perlan 2 glider soared to an ...

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 ...

Airbus's Perlan 2 glider flew higher than ever before this week as it ramps up for its attempt to break the high altitude glider record later this year. With test pilots Jim Payne, Morgan Sandercock, ...

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Airbus' Perlan 2 aircraft has made history this week, setting a new world altitude record for gliding. The aircraft soared to an incredible 52,000 feet over the Patagonia region of Argentina, without ...

The high-altitude Perlan 2 glider may soon be carrying a Thales-made satellite communications system that will broadcast live in-flight video from the sailplane while cruising earth’s stratosphere.

Flying an aircraft to the edge of space usually involves a jet engine, a full tank of fuel, a whole load of noise and a pilot with the kind of Right Stuff needed to reach for the stars. Not any more.

The Airbus Perlan Mission II is a major step closer to the goal of sustained, piloted flight at 90,000ft following the successful first flight of the Perlan 2 experimental glider. Launching early in ...

The Perlan Mission II, a technologically advanced glider performing test flights under a project sponsored by Airbus, set a new world record altitude for a glider, reaching 62,000 feet above the ...