DG Flugzeugbau Perlan Glider - Seattle, WA
N 47° 31.070 W 122° 17.760
10T E 553002 N 5262951
One of many static aircraft displays located at the Museum of Flight at King County International Airport. Admission fees apply.
Waymark Code: WMVGV4
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2017
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Located at the Museum of Flight are a large number of static aircraft on display. One of them is a DG-505M Glider. The Museum of Flight website contains a
page devoted to this aircraft and it reads:
The Perlan: A Record-Setting Sailplane
On August 29, 2006, Steve Fossett and Einar Enevoldson flew a modified DG505m glider to a record-setting altitude of 50,727 feet (15,445m) over the Patagonia region of Argentina. By capitalizing on stratospheric "mountain waves" and the Polar Vortex which forms around Antarctica each winter, Fossett and Enevoldson were able beat the previous glider altitude record by over 1,500 feet.
The glider, called the Perlan (Icelandic for "pearl") is now on display at the Museum of Flight. It will serve as the focal point for an exhibit, opening in April, on the science of soaring, the Perlan project and the many personal achievements of its two pilots.
You may visit the ongoing Perlan Project website to get up-to-date news on this glider project and its next phase towards setting a new altitude record.