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Platform Name 
Center
Duration (Hours)
Useful Payload (lbs.)
GTOW (lbs.)
Max Altitude (ft.)
Airspeed (knots)
Range (Nmi)
Core Aircraft
DFRC
12
2900
40000
>70000
410
>5000
JSC
6
6000
63000
65000
410
2172
DFRC
12
30000
340000
41000
450
5400
WFF
12
16000
135000
30000
330
3800
DFRC
7
2610
45000
45000
459
3400
NASA Catalog Aircraft
GSFC-WFF
7
5000
12000
25000
160
500
LARC
6.2
4100
12500
35000
260
1250
GRC
3.5
3600
11000
25000
140
450
GRC
3
3200
15000
45000
350
1200
GRC
>6
12000
52500
40000
450
2300
DFRC
30
3000
10000
52000
171
3500
New Tech-nology
DFRC
31
1500
25600
65000
335
11000
ARC
11
100
445
12000
60
550


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