NASA Aircraft Comparison
Platform Name | Center | Duration (hours) | Useful Payload (lbs) | GTOW (lbs.) | Max Altitude (ft) | Air Speed (knots) | Range (Nmi) | |
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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) | |
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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 |