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High altitude soaring
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March 09, 2016, 03:33:32 PM »
Here is some cool stuff going on...
http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/news-media/Events/Airbus-Perlan-Mission-2.html#_blank
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March 09, 2016, 06:53:26 PM »
Pretty cool, but doesn't look like the cockpit visibililty is made for doing much sight seeing..LOL..
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March 10, 2016, 10:11:50 AM »
Cockpit is very similar to Spaceship One. They have to do it that way for the pressurization as they are also having weight restrictions.
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March 10, 2016, 11:21:52 AM »
Thats what I was guessing..
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No pressure suit! That's trusting your equipment.
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