NASA Aircraft Comparison

ASP Supported Aircraft
Platform Name Center Duration (hours) Useful Payload (lbs) GTOW (lbs.) Max Altitude (ft) Air Speed (knots) Range (Nmi) NASA SMD User Fee/Hr
ER-2 - AFRC NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 8.00 2,900 40,000 70,000 ft 410 5,000 $3500
Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 6.00 2,500 69,700 45,000 460 3,400 $3200
Gulfstream III - LaRC NASA Langley Research Center 6.00 4,500 69,700 45000 450 3,000 $3300
Gulfstream IV - AFRC NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 7.50 5,610 73,200 45000 459 5,130 $3200
Gulfstream V - AFRC NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 13.00 91,000 51000 500 5,500 Call for details
NASA B777 NASA Langley Research Center 18.00 75,000 648,000 43,000 9,000 TBD
P-3 Orion NASA Langley Research Center 12.00 18,000 135,000 32,000 feet (payload weight and weather dependent) 405 3,800 $3500
WB-57 - JSC NASA Johnson Space Center 6.50 8,800 72,000 63,000 ft and above (payload dependent) 410 2,500
Other NASA Aircraft
Platform Name Center Duration (hours) Useful Payload (lbs) GTOW (lbs.) Max Altitude (ft) Air Speed (knots) Range (Nmi) NASA SMD User Fee/Hr
B200 - LARC NASA Langley Research Center 6.20 4,100 13,500 35000 ft 260 1,250
Gulfstream V - JSC NASA Johnson Space Center 13.00 8,000 91,000 51000 500 5,500 Call for details
NASA ARC Black Swift S2 UAS NASA Ames Research Center