J.F.
April 6th 07, 02:14 AM
DC-8 Airborne Laboratory
NASA operated a converted McDonnell Douglas DC-8 jetliner as a flying
science laboratory. The highly-modified aircraft, was based at NASA's Dryden
Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., and served as a platform for data
collection on a wide variety of experiments in support of scientific
projects serving the world scientific community. Included in this community
were NASA, federal, state, academic and foreign investigators.
NASA operated a converted McDonnell Douglas DC-8 jetliner as a flying
science laboratory. The highly-modified aircraft, was based at NASA's Dryden
Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., and served as a platform for data
collection on a wide variety of experiments in support of scientific
projects serving the world scientific community. Included in this community
were NASA, federal, state, academic and foreign investigators.