This article first appeared in the September 2018 Flight Test News.
The Perlan Project published this on twitter: “Making history! On Sunday, @Airbus Perlan Mission II soared in the stratosphere to a pressure altitude of over 62,000 feet (60,669 feet GPS altitude), passing the Armstrong Line. It’s a new #soaring altitude #worldrecord, pending official validation.” https://twitter.com/PerlanProject/status/1034115481270198272)
This announcement comes just days after the FAI officially approved last year’s record. The team celebrated in grand style and published an update on their blog about the celebration. For more information on last year’s flight, see the following:
3:30 minute video celebrating Airbus Perlan Mission II; 1:00 video celebrating the World Record flight; Video “2:00 above 52,000 feet”.
The test campaign during this season included upgrades to the two plane used to carry Perlan II aloft. The Project modified a Grob Egrett, much like the one flown in developmental test by Einar himself, many years ago.
The Egrett aircraft is a highly modified variant used as a tow plane. (Image credit: perlanproject.org.)
This article first appeared in the September 2018 Flight Test News.
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