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Phase 2 Glider
Perlan 2
Purpose-built glider with pressurised cabin.
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Cabin Pressure: 8.5psi (14,000ft)
- Gross Weight 1700 LBS
- Empty Weight 1100 LBS
- Wing Span 84 ft (25m)
- Wing Area 262 ft2
- Length 32.8 ft
- Horizontal Span 10.7 ft
- Vertical Height 6.0 ft
- High altitude mechanical altimeters
- High altitude radar transponder
- Dual-redundant oxygen rebreathers
- Drogue chute for high altitude emergency descent
- Ballistic chute for low altitude emergency descent
- Instrumentation and lighting to fly at night
- Data loggers to validate world record
- Scientific instrumentation
- Tail camera to assist landing
- Lithium-ion rechargable batteries
