Platform

AC690A
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 AC690A is a stable, high-winged, twin-pressurized turboprop aircraft. It allows for two pilots, five scientists, and one photographer, and can be equipped with instrumentation used for aeronautical surveys requiring stereophotographic and remotely sensed data collection. The AC690A has a service ceiling of 31,000 feet and an operational airspeed of 120-250 knots.