Platform

B-757
Boeing 757-200

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 B-757 is a narrow-body jet airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing. It was used in the SUbsonic aircraft: Contrail and Clouds Effects Special Study (SUCCESS) campaign to examine the impacts of subsonic aircraft on contrails, cirrus, clouds, and atmospheric chemistry. It has a range of 3,915 nautical miles, a ceiling of 42,650 feet, and a cruising speed of 461 knots.