Aircraft Catalog
The NASA Airborne Science Program aircraft catalog provides unique NASA aircraft and commercial aircraft that benefit the earth science community. These manned and unmanned aircraft carry the sensors that provide data to support and augment NASA spaceborne missions.
DC-8
The NASA DC-8 flight operations are provided by NASA /Dryden Flight Research Center based out of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility inn Palmdale, CA. The University of North Dakota National Suborbital Education and Research Center provides science mission operations including payload integration engineering, data display and satcom systems and support, and education and outreach for the program.
Owner/Operator:
NASA - DFRC, UND
Type:
Conventional Aircraft
Duration:
12 hours (payload and weather dependent)
Useful Payload:
30,000 lbs
Gross Take-off Weight:
340,000 lbs
Onboard Operators:
42 not including 8 flight crew
Max Altitude:
41,000 ft.
Air Speed:
450 knots
Range:
5,400 Nmi
Point(s) of Contact:
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