The Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) operates six highly modified aircraft in support the NASA science mission.These include two ER-2 aircraft, a DC-8, a G-III, and two Global Hawks. The NASA science missions demands that these aircraft be deployed around the globe while carrying a variety of science instruments. The ER-2 reconnaissance aircraft provides routine access to altitudes over 70,000 ft (20km) for large payloads and with an endurance of over 10hours. Recently the ER-2s have conducted convective storm research missions in the mid-western United States and supported the development of new instruments. The DC-8 is a four-engine jetliner that operates for up to 12 hours ataltitudes that range from the surface to 42,000 ft (13 km). Although its flight envelope is equivalent to conventional.


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    Title :

    Operations of Suborbital Research Platforms to Obtain Remote Sensing Data


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    Conference:

    Research Aircraft Operations Conference ; 2014 ; London, England, United Kingdom


    Publication date :

    2014-11-03


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English





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