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NASA Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility
NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory banks low over the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility adjacent to Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., The converted DC-8 jetliner is one of five specialized Earth- and space-science aircraft operated by NASA that are based at the facility, including the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a Gulfstream III equipped with a sophisticated synthetic aperture radar and two high-altitude ER-2 Earth Resources aircraft. (NASA / Jim Ross)
NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory banks low over the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility adjacent to Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., The converted DC-8 jetliner is one of five specialized Earth- and space-science aircraft operated by NASA that are based at the facility, including the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a Gulfstream III equipped with a sophisticated synthetic aperture radar and two high-altitude ER-2 Earth Resources aircraft. (NASA / Jim Ross)Latest News
Retired NASA astronaut, test pilot Fred Haise visits ...
DAOF Receives First of Three New 50,000 Gallon Fuel ...
The first of three new 50,000 gallon fuel tanks has been delivered and installed at the DAOF on June 11, 2011.
NASA's ER-2s Transferred to Dryden's Palmdale Facility
NASA's two ER-2 high-altitude Earth science aircraft is maneuvered into place beside NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP.
DAOF Aircraft
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DC-8 Airborne Laboratory
NASA and the University of North Dakota have teamed to create the National Suborbital Education and Research Center (NSERC) located at the University of North Dakota.
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ER-2 High-Altitude Platform
NASA is operating two Lockheed ER-2 Earth resources aircraft as flying laboratories in the Sub-Orbital Science Program under the agency's Science Mission Directorate.
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Gulfstream-III Multi-Role Cooperative Research Platform
The NASA Gulfstream III (G-III) is a business jet that has been structurally modified and instrumented by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center to serve as a multi-role cooperative research platform for the earth science community and a variety of flight research customers.
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SOFIA - Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
NASA is developing the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - or SOFIA - as a world-class airborne observatory that will complement the Hubble, Spitzer, Herschel and James Webb space telescopes and major Earth-based telescopes.
DAOF Spotlight
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Facilities Overview
The Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility, operated by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, is located in Palmdale, Calif., 70 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
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Map and Directions
Basic directions and simple map to the DAOF from Los Angeles (LAX) and Ontario International (ONT) airports.
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Hangar 703
Layout and hangar specifications of Bldg 703 at the DAOF.
Multimedia
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DAOF Photo Gallery
View the latest photos from the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility.
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DC-8 Photo Gallery
View the latest photos of Dryden's DC-8 aircraft.
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ER-2 Photo Gallery
View the latest photos of Dryden's ER-2 aircraft.
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DAOF Fabrication Shop Photos
The DAOF Fabrication Shop is a first response manufacturing, modification, and repair center supporting NASA aircraft and related experimental hardware.
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SOFIA Telescope Operational Baseline Test
Video of SOFIA telescope team collecting baseline operational measurements in early March, 2008.
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SOFIA 747SP →
SOFIA 747SP being towed to hangar 703 after arriving at the DAOF in Palmdale, Calif.