Platform

DC-3
Douglas DC-3

2: Campaigns
1: 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 Douglas DC-3 is a low-wing propeller aircraft manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company. Airborne Imaging operates a DC-3 for remote sensing research purposes. It has a maximum flight altitude of 14,000 feet, a maximum range of 1,200 nautical miles, and a maximum duration of 8 hours.

Online information

http://www.airborneimaging.net/douglas-dc-3.html

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Deployment Dates

Start Date	End Date
2019-08-12	2019-09-05
2018-08-22	2018-09-11
2017-10-14	2017-10-23
2015-07-25	2015-09-21
2020-03-27	2020-04-15
2020-08-16	2020-09-14
2021-08-26	2021-09-16
2019-03-05	2019-04-16
2018-03-06	2018-03-20
2016-09-13	2016-10-10
2017-03-11	2017-03-28
2016-03-20	2016-05-31