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DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Palmdale, CA
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DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Palmdale, CA

NASA / AFRC · 1998-02-20 · photograph (digital archive)

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The DC-8 Airborne Laboratory in a left banking turn above the airport at Palmdale, California. The right wing is silhouetted against the blue sky, while the left wing contrasts with the desert terrain. The former airliner is a "dash-72" model and has a range of 5,400 miles. The craft can stay airborne for 12 hours and has an operational speed range between 300 and 500 knots. The research flights are made at between 500 and 41,000 feet.

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DC-8science platformoceanographymeteorologysoil sciencearcheologyecologygeographyhydrologyvolcanologyatmospheric chemistryand biology
Credit lineDC-8 Airborne Laboratory in flight over Palmdale, CA. NASA/AFRC, 1998-02-20. Public domain. ID: EC98-44428-005.
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