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 NASA - DFRC, UND 12.00 30,000 340,000 41,000 ft. 450 5,400
ER-2 NASA - DFRC 12.00 2,900 40,000 70,000 ft 410 5,000
G-III (C-20A) - Dryden NASA-DFRC 7.00 2,610 69,700 45,000 460 3,400
G-III - JSC NASA - JSC 7.00 2,610 69,700 45,000
Global Hawk NASA - DFRC 30.00 1,900 25,600 65,000 ft 345 11,000
P-3 Orion NASA-WFF 14.00 14,700 135,000 32,000 MSL 400 3,800
Platform Name Center Duration (hours) Useful Payload (lbs) GTOW (lbs.) Max Altitude (ft) Air Speed (knots) Range (Nmi)
Other NASA Aircraft B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC NASA-LARC 6.20 4,100 13,500 31000 ft 260 1,250
B-200 - DFRC NASA - DFRC 6.00 1,850 12,500 30,000 272 1,490
B-200 - DOE NASA-ARC / DOE 6.75 2,000 14,000 32,000 ft. 250 1,883
B-200 - LARC NASA-LARC 6.20 4,100 13,500 35000 ft 260 1,250
C-23 Sherpa NASA-WFF 6.00 7,000 27,100 20,000 ft 190 1,000
Cessna 206H NASA-LARC 5.70 1,175 3,600 15700 ft 150 700
HU-25C Falcon NASA-LARC 3,000 32,000 42000 430 1,900
Ikhana NASA-DFRC 24.00 2,000 10,000 > 40,000 ft. 171 3,500
Learjet 25 NASA - GRC 3.00 3,200 1,500 45,000 ft. 350 1,200
S-3B NASA-GRC 6.00 12,000 52,500 40000 ft 450 2,300
SIERRA NASA-ARC 10.00 100 400 12,000 ft. 60 600
T-34C NASA-GRC 3.00 500 4,400 25000 ft. 75 700
Twin Otter - GRC NASA-GRC 3.00 3,600 11,000 25,000 140 450
WB-57 NASA - JSC 6.00 6,000 63,000 60,000 ft and above (payload dependent) 410 2,500