Platform

AC-690
Gulfstream Turbo Commander

1: Campaigns
0: Data Products

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

The AC-690 is a stable, high-winged, twin-pressurized turboprop aircraft. It accommodates two pilots, five scientists, and one photographer, and can be equipped with instrumentation for aeronautical surveys that require stereophotographic and remotely sensed data collection. The AC-690 has a service ceiling of 31,000 feet and an operational airspeed of 120-250 knots.