The Airbus Perlan 2 glider, the first engineless aircraft that was designed to fly to the edge of space, made history on Wednesday with its maiden flight.
The glider, which was piloted by Morgan Sandercock and Jim Payne, reached the height of 5,000 feet above Oregon’s Redmond Municipal Airport.
The flight, which is being hailed as historic in the field of aviation, is seen as an important step towards the goal of flying 90,000 feet in Argentina next year.
Commercial flights often reach altitudes between 30,000 and 40,000 feet. Once successful with its goal, the Perlan 2 glider will have reached more than two times the higher end of this cruising altitude.
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