The Perlan glider team is continuing its mission to reach greater heights. The team is currently in South America attempting to catch the mountain waves of the Patagonia mountain range in the southwestern corner of Argentina.
Perlan 2 Glider Continues Record-Breaking Mission
Key Takeaways:
- The Perlan glider team is currently in Patagonia, Argentina, working to achieve new altitude records by catching mountain waves.
- On August 17th, they successfully completed the highest glider tow ever recorded, reaching over 44,000 feet before the Perlan 2 soared for three hours.
- The team is continuously refining the glider's design, including addressing challenges like windows frosting over in extreme stratospheric temperatures.
- The Perlan mission, which previously set an ultimate glider altitude record of 52,172 feet, offers live flight tracking through its Virtual Cockpit.
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