Call sign NASA802. GULFSTREAM 3 N802A NASA NEIL A ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER. Palmdale to Saskatoon.
Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC
ABoVE (ends 08/25/22)
The NASA C-20A (Gulfstream III) is a business jet that has been structurally modified and instrumented by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center to serve as a multi-role cooperative research platform for the earth science community and a variety of flight research customers. This particular aircraft, which carries the military designation of C-20A, was obtained from the U.S. Air Force in 2003.
NASA802 can support a single science flight up to ~6.0 flight hours. In addition, NASA802 can also support two science flights in one day up to 9.0 total flight hours with one ground crew.
Owner/Operator: NASA Armstrong (Dryden) Flight Research Center
Type: Conventional Aircraft
Duration: 7 hours (payload and weather dependent)
Useful Payload: 2,500 lbs
Gross Take-off Weight: 69,700 lbs
Onboard Operators: 10 Aircrew
Max Altitude: 45,000
Air Speed: 460 knots
Range: 3,400 Nmi
NASA SMD User Fee per Hour: $3000
Point(s) of Contact: Ken Norlin
Work: (661) 276-2046
Mobile: (661) 816-6458
Individual Aircraft Details:
N802NA (NASA802) based at Palmdale/Bldg 703
Year built: 1983
Year entered ASP service: 2008
https://espo.nasa.gov/aircraft/Gulfstream_C-20A_GIII_-_AFRC
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N802NA
https://espo.nasa.gov/aircraft_detailed_cal?aircraft_id=9
ABoVE
Aircraft: Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC (See full schedule)
Activity Category: Foreign Deployment
Location: Sakatoon & Yellowknife, Canada and Fairbanks, AL
Date: Friday, August 12, 2022 - Thursday, August 25, 2022
Flight Request: 22G026
https://espo.nasa.gov/aircraft/Gulfstream_C-20A_GIII_-_AFRC