Windward Performance Explained

Windward Performance
Type:Privately held company
Founder:Greg Cole
Location City:Bend, Oregon
Location Country:United States
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Gliders

Windward Performance is an aircraft design house and manufacturer located in Bend, Oregon. The company is owned and led by Greg Cole. Windward Performance has helped numerous companies with technical expertise and in house they designed and developed the SparrowHawk ultralight sailplane and the DuckHawk high strength, high performance 15m sailplane.[1]

The company also designed and built the Perlan II stratospheric glider which now holds the sailplane world altitude record at 52,172 ft.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 138. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011.
  2. The Perlan II project continues to develop, 24-25. FreeFlight, the Journal of the Soaring Association of Canada, Autumn, 2011.