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    Perlan (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpʰɛrtlan]; English: The Pearl) is a natural history museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is situated on the top of Öskjuhlíð...
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    Perlan Project Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit aeronautical exploration and atmospheric science research organization that utilizes sailplanes (gliders)...
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    The Windward Performance Perlan 2 (English: Pearl) is an American mid-wing, two-seats-in-tandem, pressurized, experimental research glider that was designed...
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    1932, in Seattle, Washington – April 14, 2021) was the director of the Perlan Project. He was a civilian research pilot for NASA's Hugh L. Dryden Flight...
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    glider Perlan 1, a modified Glaser-Dirks DG-500. This record was achieved over El Calafate (Patagonia, Argentina) and set as part of the Perlan Project...
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    2015-01-27. "Perlan Project web site". Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012. "DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Perlan Glider". Retrieved...
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    Cathedral and Parliament House (Alþingishúsið) visible on the right View from Perlan Reykjavík Cathedral King of Atlantis statue in Reykjavík Reykjavík from...
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    (projectile was the first artificial object to reach the upper stratosphere) Perlan Project Project Excelsior, world record for highest recorded jump 1961-2012...
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    upper left: Reykjavík from Perlan, rooftops from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík from Hallgrímskirkja, Fríkirkjan, panorama from Perlan Coordinates: 64°11′05″N...
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    considered an ideal pairing for raclette or fondue. Chasselas is also known as Perlan in the Mandement district of Geneva. In 2009, it was Switzerland's second-most...
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