Interesting facts. The most recent World Altitude Gliding record of 22,657 m (74,333 ft) was set near El Calafate on 2 September 2018 by Jim Payne and Tim Gardner in the new Perlan 2 glider (with pressurised cabin).
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Sep 2, 2019 · ... record books by reaching 76000 feet (23km), the highest altitude ever reached by a glider. The flight took place in El Calafate, Patagonia ...
El Calafate, Argentina, September 4, 2017 ... feet and setting a new world altitude record for gliding ... feet and setting a new world altitude record for gliding.
Aug 7, 2017 · The team now plans to soar past the existing sailplane record of 50,727 feet, set by Einar Enevoldson and Steve Fossett in Perlan I in 2006. The ...
May 3, 2023 · Perlan Mission II Pressurized Glider Aims Edge Of Space With A New Record Of 90,000 Feet , Set Sail To El Calafate , Argentina .
Airbus Perlan Mission II Reaches New High Altitude in Search for World Aviation Record. Sep 27, 2022 | News Releases. El Calafate, Argentina, August 2, 2017 ...
Aug 30, 2018 · Airbus sets gliding altitude world record ... feet (60,669 feet GPS altitude) above El Calafate, Argentina. This sets a new gliding altitude world ...
Aug 26, 2018 · Airbus's Perlan II glider shattered its own altitude record Sunday reaching 62473 feet ... El Calafate Airport in the wildly beautiful area in the ...
Sep 7, 2017 · Perlan 2, a glider piloted by Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock, reached 52,172 feet on Sept. 3, riding the stratospheric mountain wave above ...