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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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