Airbus: Perlan Mission 2 Project really takes off
(CercleFinance.com) - On Monday evening, Airbus announced that the Perlan Mission II project, which is the first global initiative to fly an aircraft without an engine at the edge of space, yesterday reached an altitude of over 62,000 feet, a world record, in El Calafate, Argentina.
The Perlan 2 glider is pressurised and designed to fly at heights of up to 90,000 feet. It has crossed the limit set by Neil Armstrong, i.e. the point of the atmosphere above which the blood of an unprotected human being would boil if the aircraft were to depressurize.
“This is a tremendous moment for all the volunteers and sponsors of Airbus Perlan Mission II who have been so dedicated to making our nonprofit aerospace initiative a reality,” said Ed Warnock, CEA of The Perlan Project.
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The Perlan 2 glider is pressurised and designed to fly at heights of up to 90,000 feet. It has crossed the limit set by Neil Armstrong, i.e. the point of the atmosphere above which the blood of an unprotected human being would boil if the aircraft were to depressurize.
“This is a tremendous moment for all the volunteers and sponsors of Airbus Perlan Mission II who have been so dedicated to making our nonprofit aerospace initiative a reality,” said Ed Warnock, CEA of The Perlan Project.
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