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About Airbus
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2017 it generated revenues of € 59 billion restated for IFRS 15 and employed a workforce of around 129,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.
About Airbus Perlan Mission II
Airbus Perlan Mission II is an initiative to fly an engineless glider to the edge of space, higher than any other winged aircraft has operated in level, controlled flight, to open up a world of new discoveries related to high- altitude flight, weather and climate change. This historic endeavor is the culmination of decades of research and engineering innovation, and the work of a tireless international team of aviators and scientists who volunteer their time and expertise for the non-profit Perlan Project. The project is supported by Airbus and a group of other sponsors that includes Dennis Tito, Weather Extreme Ltd., United Technologies and BRS Aerospace.
Perlan’s other sponsors:
Dennis Tito
United Technologies
Weather Extreme Ltd.
BRS
Aerospace
Equipment, service and institutional donors:
Aero Club Lago Argentino
AGM Container Controls
ANAC
Argentina
Air Force Directorate-General of Research and Development
Automated
Metal Products
Biomarine Rebreathers
Bonehead Composites
Clouddancers
Cobra
Trailer
Community Foundation of Western Nevada
DeLorme inReach
Dragonfly
Energy
EANA
Epic Aircraft
Garmin
Intel
Iridium
Communications Inc.
Kiloyankeepapa
Laviasa
Leading Edge
Jet Center
LX Nav
MH Aviation Oxygen Systems
Miller Nash
Graham & Dunn
Omni
Pro-Tint
RDD
Sandia Aerospace
Silicon
Valley Community Foundation
SIMCOM
SoaringNV
Soaring
Society of America
Sports Aviation Foundation
Trig Avionics
University
of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
Whelen Engineering
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