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) ...

High-altitude aerospace research nonprofit Perlan Project plans this year to take another shot at flying its Perlan 2 glider to a record 90,000ft, after which it intends to terminate that flight-test ...

The Perlan Mission, initiated by Einar Enevoldson in the 1990s, aims to demonstrate that gliders can soar to extreme altitudes in the stratosphere by utilizing mountain waves. The Perlan 2 glider ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

It’s been 40 years since an American spy plane, the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird,” flew 85,069 feet above the surface of the earth, setting a record for sustained altitude that stands today. But records ...

The Perlan 2 sailplane/glider, which had its first test flight last September in Oregon, will attempt to reach its optimal cruising altitude of 90,000 feet as early as this coming June in Argentina, ...

Flying well into the stratosphere to set a record for the highest manned flight takes guts. Doing it in a glider takes skilled engineers, pilots, and atmospheric scientists, elusive weather conditions ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- An experimental glider that could eventually reach the edge of space without the power of an engine had a successful first test flight over Oregon this week, winning applause on ...

Perlan Project proved you don’t need fuel to fly to the edge of space. Mountain air will do the trick. But you probably need a man like Einar Enevoldson, the legendary test pilot behind a project that ...