NASA Aircraft Comparison
| Platform Name | Center | Duration (hours) | Useful Payload (lbs) |
GTOW (lbs.) |
Max Altitude (ft) | Air Speed (knots) | Range (Nmi) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASP Supported Aircraft | DC-8 - AFRC | NASA AFRC | 12.00 | 50,000 | 350,000 | 42,000 ft. | 460 | 5,400 |
| P-3 Orion - WFF | NASA WFF | 10.00 | 18,000 | 135,000 | 30,000 feet (payload weight and weather dependent) | 300 | 3,500 | |
| Gulfstream V - JSC | NASA JSC | 13.00 | 8,000 | 91,000 | 51000 | 500 | 5,500 | |
| WB-57 - JSC | NASA JSC | 6.50 | 8,800 | 72,000 | 60,000 ft and above (payload dependent) | 410 | 2,500 | |
| Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC | NASA AFRC | 7.00 | 2,500 | 69,700 | 45,000 | 460 | 3,400 | |
| Gulfstream III - LaRC | NASA LaRC | 7.50 | 2,610 | 69,700 | 45000 | 459 | 3,767 | |
| ER-2 - AFRC | NASA AFRC | 12.00 | 2,900 | 40,000 | 70,000 ft | 410 | 5,000 |
| Platform Name | Center | Duration (hours) | Useful Payload (lbs) |
GTOW (lbs.) |
Max Altitude (ft) | Air Speed (knots) | Range (Nmi) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other NASA Aircraft | C-130H - WFF | NASA WFF | 11.00 | 36,000 | 155,000 | 33,000 feet (payload weight and weather dependent) | 320 | 3,200 |
| Gulfstream IV - LaRC | NASA LaRC | 7.50 | 5,610 | 73,200 | 45000 | 459 | 5,130 | |
| Gulfstream III - JSC | NASA JSC | 6.00 | 2,610 | 69,700 | 45,000 | 460 | 3,650 | |
| B200 - LARC | NASA LaRC | 6.20 | 4,100 | 13,500 | 35000 ft | 260 | 1,250 | |
| B200 (#801) - AFRC | NASA AFRC | 6.00 | 1,850 | 13,420 | 35,000 ft. MSL (restricted airspace), 28,000 ft. MSL (national airspace) | 280 | 1,300 | |
| Cirrus Design SR22 - LaRC | NASA LaRC | 6.10 | 932 | 3,400 | 17,500 ft (limited to 12,500 ft without supplemental oxygen) | 175 | 970 | |
| Viking-400 | NASA ARC | 11.00 | 100 | 520 | 15000 | 60 | 600 | |
| SIERRA - ARC | NASA ARC | 9.00 | 110 | 480 | 13,000 ft. | 60 | 520 |