NASA Aircraft Comparison

ASP Supported Aircraft
Platform Name Center Duration (hours) Useful Payload (lbs) GTOW (lbs.) Max Altitude (ft) Air Speed (knots) Range (Nmi) NASA SMD User Fee/Hr
ER-2 - AFRC NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 8.00 2,900 40,000 70,000 ft 410 5,000 $3500
Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 6.00 2,500 69,700 45,000 460 3,400 $3200
Gulfstream III - LaRC NASA Langley Research Center 6.00 4,500 69,700 45000 450 3,000 $3300
Gulfstream IV - AFRC NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 7.50 5,610 73,200 45000 459 5,130 $3200
Gulfstream V - AFRC NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 13.00 91,000 51000 500 5,500 Call for details
NASA B777 NASA Langley Research Center 18.00 75,000 648,000 43,000 9,000 TBD
P-3 Orion NASA Langley Research Center 12.00 18,000 135,000 32,000 feet (payload weight and weather dependent) 405 3,800 $3500
Other NASA Aircraft
Platform Name Center Duration (hours) Useful Payload (lbs) GTOW (lbs.) Max Altitude (ft) Air Speed (knots) Range (Nmi) NASA SMD User Fee/Hr
B200 - LARC NASA Langley Research Center 6.20 4,100 13,500 35000 ft 260 1,250
Gulfstream V - JSC NASA Johnson Space Center 13.00 8,000 91,000 51000 500 5,500 Call for details
NASA ARC Black Swift S2 UAS NASA Ames Research Center
WB-57 - JSC NASA Johnson Space Center 6.50 8,800 72,000 63,000 ft and above (payload dependent) 410 2,500