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On February 17, 1986, pilot Bob Harris set a world altitude record of 49,009 feet in a single-seat Grob 102 Standard Astir III sailplane over the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. The Grob 102, depicted in this painting, is on display at the Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Gift of Susan Rothermund and Bob Harris

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1991 Type ART-Paintings Medium Oil on canvas Artist Mike Machat
 Physical Description Grob 102 Glider setting World Altitude Record. The painting depicts the historic event of pilot Bob Harris setting the World Altitude Record of 49,009 in a single seat Grob 102 Standard Astir III glider plane over the Sierra Nevada Mountain range in California on 2/17/1986. The original record setting Grob 102 depicted in the painting is on display at Hazy. Dimensions 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 89.2 x 114.6 x 4.4cm (35 1/8 x 45 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 73.7 x 99.7cm (29 in. x 39 1/4 in.)
 Inventory Number A20110021000 Credit Line Gift of Robert Harris and Susan Rothermund. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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