to give a little more perspective the SR-71 is the only plane that flew higher then the Perlan, reaching 85K feet, but no subsonic airplane including the U2 flew higher then the Perlan, the U2's record is 73,737 ft (22,475 m), the Perlan's one is 76,124 ft (23,203 m), almost a Km more. At those extreme altitudes the real problem is that the window between the stall speed, when a plane is too slow so can not sustain the flight and looses control, and the NE speed, the one where it goes too fast and wing flutter happens so the structural integrity is compromised, is really narrow, a little slower and the plane falls, a little faster and it falls apart, this is true both for planes with engines and for gliders, the planes have to be designed for the purpose of flying at those altitudes and it is extremely difficult and risky to push them to their limit.
Congratulations to Airbus/Perlan Project recently named a finalist for the Collier Trophy “for the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America in 2017.” Past project recipients include the B-52, Boeing 747, Cessna Citation, the F-22, and International Space Station!
Google is your friend. The video is in this form, clean with no instrumentation, to accompany a website, not the other way around. More data than you'd care to look at is located at their website. Geezus, you fuggin people.
How high towed? how high did it go? How far? Which record exactly? would these answers be that hard for the poster to put on, 14 minutes of the same? if worth putting the vid up, seems like the details would be worth it to.
@Wroger Wroger You missed the point of these comments. It’s not that you can’t do a web search for the information, it’s that the information is missing from this video. Why wasn’t it at least included in the video information? Also, if you search the internet you will find that this plane has made numerous record flights, so a legitimate question is, what record was broken in this video? What was the altitude?
I've been in a glider. The funny thing is they do not want to come down. I would love to see the angle of attack this would take to bring this butterfly down.
Mountain lee waves caused by strong (western) winds overflowing the Andes range in the 90° angle. A stable layered atmosphere scales up the amplitude. The pilots reached a world record height in this flight at 54000 ft (16640m) ;-) www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/segelflugszene/cmsnews.html?month=092017&news=2470#2470 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_wave
Epic footage But I would like to see a full description by the film maker. Glider type? Pilot's names? Highest point? Flight duration ? Flight location ? etc etc
76,124 feet equals 14.4 miles @ 27:1 aspect ratio, the glider can fly 391 miles forward without an engine. That is Los Angeles to Phoenix, no gas ! Well except for the tow.
"Once you have tasted the flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." Captivating ... as always. Thank you for sharing. AES DANA is best.
Long before the internet was invented, on 75000 ft in the F4 cockpit over Nam, I could see Earth's curvature. Did it get flat or was it filmed with a special lens? ...and the clouds look like, say, a little too big for 90000ft although I've never been that high. Hell, I'm getting too old for it?
The highest altitude obtained in an unpowered aircraft is 52,172 ft (15,902 m) on September 3, 2017 by Jim Payne (pilot) and Morgan Sandercock (co-pilot) in the Perlan 2, a special built high altitude research glider. This record was achieved over El Calafate (Argentina) and set as part of the Perlan Project. (Wikipedia)
Is it save for huma on this altitude in a glider? Or special equipment is needed? Ok -55°C is hard, but what about breathig and the preassure? Will blood boil at this height?
Yes, just like most sailplanes. Probably was towed to the very highest the prop plane could go, and then was released from the prop plane, and gained more altitude riding thermals.
Not 10.000 metres, but around 10.000 feets. It means aproximately 3.000 metres. Airport height is 192 metres. Here you can see the flight track: www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=6116604
17.26km high !!! You should make it an all flying wing made of carbon fiber with a wingspan of 110meters. You will soar to 40km high and that record will stand for the next 30 years !
What are you on about? This video is not making a truth claim about anything. It simply shows the view from a world record flight. The proof you'll find elsewhere, it's all well documented.
I’m sorry, but how on earth (pardon the pun) can you claim the title world record glider altitude flight, but not have any instrumentation displays? There are no explanations as to how it was done. There isn’t even a display of what the bloody world record altitude was! Bad form. Very poor video.
I agree with you. I guess it's like when no one is talking in a room and someone feels the need to break the silence. I think silence scares people or something.
Most computers, phones and tablets these days comes with the ability to turn off the sound... Ear plugs have been invented too, if you really like to take the no sound thing a bit further.
The lack of height, rate of climb etc would have made this video worthwhile. As it is, viewers were left to watch 14 minutes of sedentary booringness. Need to do better - engage the public and you'll more support.
Os terraplanoides são tão cegos que inventaram uma doença que nem existe, a síndrome do olho plano, no vídeo da para ver bem a curvatura. São todos uns bando de fanáticos gados comedores de capim!🐮🐂🐃🐄🦬🥬
LOL "where's the curvature of the earth". Stop it. You stupid flat-earthers can ask Felix Baumgartner about this. Because the glider in this video is not even near Baumgartners 127,852 feet jump from where one clearly can see the curvature. Or ask a fucking astronaut.
Stoney Lonsome Yes I'm sure you are incapable of debate even when presented with obvious evidence that clearly proves there is no curve. Run back to the other sheep.
@@__Tazzzo you’re so smart that you can’t even realize I’m quoting Neil D Tyson when he says you can’t see the curve from that height 😂💀. You literally can’t see the curve from that altitude dummy. But please come back with something clever I want to hear it
