PEM Tropics B: DC-8/P3-B Layout

DC-8 AIRCRAFT AND INSTRUMENT LAYOUT DURING PEM-Tropics B

The NASA DC-8 aircraft is a four-engine jet with a range in excess of 5000 nautical miles (9,200 Kilometers), a ceiling of 41,000 feet (12,500 meters), and an experimental payload of 30,000 lbs. (13,600 kilograms). The aircraft is managed by the Airborne Science Program at Dryden Flight Research Center.

DC-8 PEM-Tropics B Instrument Layout

The NASA P-3B aircraft is a four-engine turboprop with a range of 3000 nautical miles, a ceiling of 28,000 feet, and an experimental payload of 15,000 lbs. The aircraft is managed by the Aircraft programs Branch at the Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility.

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