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In a spot in South America known for its powerful winds, scientists and engineers are gearing up to attempt a record-breaking feat: to fly a human-carrying glider to the edge of space. The expedition, ...

In an ambitious attempt to break every wing-borne sustained flight height record for a manned aircraft, the Perlan ll project intends to construct and fly a glider higher than any sailplane has gone ...

Editor’s Note: CNN’s Thom Patterson covered the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Follow him on Twitter at @thompatterson. Crowds of aviation enthusiasts ...

Airbus' Perlan 2 glider is continuing to push the limits of engineless flight, hitting a succession of record altitudes throughout the last week, culminating in a unprecedented 76,000-ft (23,000-m) ...

A big step toward a record-setting glider flight to the edge of space took place successfully Wednesday morning in the skies over Central Oregon with a successful first test flight from Redmond ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) - The sky is hardly the limit for the latest aviation project at the Redmond Airport. Next week, the Perlan 2, an experimental glider that aims to eventually go more than 90,000 feet ...

When Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space, we got some crazy, crazy footage out of the deal, but it was just a little bit…dizzying. Flying a remote-controlled glider down from similar ...