The Windward Performance Perlan 2 (English: Pearl) is an American mid-wing, two-seats-in-tandem, pressurized, experimental research glider that was designed...
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used the custom designed and built pressurized high-altitude Windward Performance Perlan II glider, sponsored by Airbus. They also collected data about...
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The Perlan II project continues to develop, 24-25. FreeFlight, the Journal of the Soaring Association of Canada, Autumn, 2011. Windward Performance v t...
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Glaser-Dirks DG-500 (redirect from DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Perlan Glider)
new altitude record of 52,172 ft (15,902 m) was set by the Windward Performance Perlan II on September 3, 2017. DG-500 Initial production with 18 m (59 ft)...
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Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018. "Perlan Project". perlanproject.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019...
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September 2, 2018 over El Calafate, Argentina in the purpose-built Windward Performance Perlan II. The current world distance record of 3,008 km (1,869 statute...
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persisting hexagonal cloud pattern around the north pole of Saturn Windward Performance Perlan II – will be used to study the northern polar vortex Polar front...
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Grob G 520 (category Aircraft specs templates using more performance parameter)
high-altitude roles, including the highest known glider tow for the Windward Performance Perlan II in 2018. During the mid 2010s, Grob Aircraft announced their...
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(80 km/h) Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Windward Performance Perlan II Related lists List of gliders Activate Media (2006). "Alcor...
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List of gliders (W) (section Windward Performance)
Cole) Windward Performance Perlan II Windward Performance SparrowHawk Windward Performance DuckHawk Windward Performance JetHawk Windward Performance GosHawk...
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reaching 554.69 mph (892.69 km/h). 3 September Piloting the Windward Performance Perlan II, Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock establish a new absolute glider...
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Lilienthal Medal was instituted in 1938 "to reward a particularly remarkable performance in gliding, or eminent services to the sport of gliding over a long period...
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F-WWOG 1 July - Bell 525 Relentless - N525TA 2 September – Windward Performance Perlan II 14 September - Aero L-39NG 25 September – Boeing KC-46 Pegasus...
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List of aircraft (W) (section Windward Performance)
Windtech Zenith Windtech Zephyr Windward Performance Perlan II Windward Performance SparrowHawk Windward Performance DuckHawk ((George S) Wing Aircraft...
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Air. 30 August – Steve Fossett and Einar Enevoldson pilot the Windward Performance Perlan sailplane to a new glider absolute world altitude record of 50...
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