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Aereo Perlan Mission II stabilisce nuovo primato mondiale quota in aliante

El Calafate, Argentina - Il velivolo senza motore raggiunge 52.172 piedi, infrangendo il record fissato dal Perlan 1 nel 2006

Airbus Perlan Mission II, la prima iniziativa mondiale per inviare un aereo senza motore al limite dello spazio, ha fatto la storia domenica nella regione della Patagonia in Argentina, levandosi in volo ad oltre 52.000 piedi e stabilendo un nuovo record mondiale di quota per aliante. Il primo pilota Jim Payne ed il copilota Morgan Sandercock hanno completato questo storico volo del Perlan 2 dall'aeroporto...

fra/pec - 1206720
Roma, Italia, 09/05/2017 10:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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