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 - AFRC | NASA AFRC | 12.00 | 30,000 | 340,000 | 41,000 ft. | 450 | 5,400 |
ER-2 - AFRC | NASA AFRC | 12.00 | 2,900 | 40,000 | 70,000 ft | 410 | 5,000 | |
Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC | NASA AFRC | 7.00 | 2,500 | 69,700 | 45,000 | 460 | 3,400 | |
Gulfstream III - JSC | NASA JSC | 7.00 | 2,610 | 69,700 | 45,000 | 460 | 3,650 | |
Gulfstream III - LaRC | NASA LaRC | 7.50 | 2,610 | 69,700 | 45000 | 459 | 3,767 | |
Gulfstream V - JSC | NASA JSC | 13.00 | 8,000 | 91,000 | 51000 | 500 | 5,500 | |
P-3 Orion - WFF | NASA WFF | 14.00 | 14,700 | 135,000 | 28,000 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 |
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 | |
B200 - LARC | NASA LaRC | 6.20 | 4,100 | 13,500 | 35000 ft | 260 | 1,250 | |
C-130H - WFF | NASA WFF | 10.00 | 36,000 | 155,000 | 25,000 ft. | 320 | 3,200 | |
Cessna 206H - LaRC/WFF | NASA LaRC / NASA WFF | 5.70 | 1,175 | 3,600 | 15700 ft | 150 | 700 | |
Cirrus Design SR22 - LaRC | NASA LaRC | 6.10 | 932 | 3,400 | 17,500 ft (limited to 12,500 ft without supplemental oxygen) | 175 | 970 | |
HU-25A Guardian - LaRC | NASA LaRC | 3,000 | 32,000 | 39000 | 430 | 2,075 | ||
Matrice 600 - ARC | 1.00 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 3 | |||
SIERRA - ARC | NASA ARC | 9.00 | 110 | 480 | 13,000 ft. | 60 | 520 | |
Twin Otter - GRC | NASA GRC | 3.00 | 3,600 | 11,000 | 25,000 | 140 | 450 | |
Viking-400 | NASA ARC | 11.00 | 100 | 520 | 15000 | 60 | 600 | |
WB-57 - JSC | NASA JSC | 6.50 | 8,800 | 72,000 | 60,000 ft and above (payload dependent) | 410 | 2,500 |