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Podcast Ep. #12 – The Perlan Project: Soaring to the Edge of Space

On June 5, 2018 · In Aircraft, Composites, Gliders, Podcast, Structural Efficiency

This episode features an in-depth look at the Perlan Project. The mission of the Perlan Project is to fly an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, in this case, by taking advantage of an aerodynamic phenomenon known as wave lift. Not only is soaring to 90,000 feet an audacious goal, but on top of […]

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From Glider to WII Fighter: Lessons Learned from Glider Design

On January 16, 2017 · In Aerodynamics, Engineering, General Aerospace, History

After Germany and its allies lost WWI, motor flying became strictly prohibited under the Treaty of Versailles. Creativity often springs from constraints, and so, paradoxically, the ban imposed by the Allies encouraged precisely what they had actually wanted to thwart: the growth of the German aviation industry. As all military flying was prohibited under the Treaty, […]

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