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 ...

A new ice cream shop in Iceland’s Perlan museum is getting a lot of buzz for its eye-catching, stalagtite-like interiors. Taking inspiration from the country’s natural beauty, as well as from the ...

Patagonia, Argentina, is one of the windiest places on Earth. Gusts can do more than just make for bad hair days. They stretch trees sideways and can knock planes from the sky. (See: the movie Alive.) ...

The Perlan 1 was eventually donated to Seattle’s Museum of Flight, where it is on display. Tragically, in September 2007, Steve Fossett was killed while flying in the Sierra Nevada mountains in ...