This plane flew into space without machine

To get to the space, an aircraft would require engine or a rocket. But not with the plane named Perlan II.

Perlan II is best developed by Einar Enevoldson, a test pilot to fly NASA. Research to make Perlan II was conducted since 1992 ago.

The result, be a glider or a 'glider' created to break a record altitude of an aircraft without an engine. In the first flight is conducted towards the end of September, Perlan II is able to fly up to an altitude of 1.5 kilometers!

However, the achievement was still very far away from their target year 2016, which makes Perlan II flew at an altitude of 27 430 kilometers, or so scientists call the edges of outer space. In fact, the height of the beat the current world record recorded by the jets 'BlackBird'.

The question is, how does an aircraft without an engine could fly that high? The answer is simple, the wind.

Yes, Perlan II is designed to fly with the wind like a kite. At first glance, the flight of Perlan II, much like surfing. The difference is, instead of surfing on the wind Perlan II can be said nebeng wind flow to be up at a certain height.

Well, to be able to fly closer to the space, Perlan II will perform the record-breaking flight in skitar North Pole. Because, according to research in the polar regions of wind flow can be very fast, up to speeds of 260 knots, allowing Perlan II to fly with the wind flow up to the highest layer of the atmosphere that can target them with an estimated speed of up to 643 kilometers per hour!

If the record-breaking experiment was successful, then the next Perlan II will be used as air for ozone research, weather and climate. Given this sleek plane without an engine, scientists do not have to worry about Perlan II will result in air pollution.