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Platform: NASA DC-8 Schedule

20 May 2019 – 15 November 2019 NASA DC-8 Daily Schedule

NASA DC-8 Integration: 20 May - 21 June (5 weeks), including test flight(s), NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA

NASA Student Airborne Research Program (SARP): 24-27 June (4 days), 2-3 flights (limited seating)

NASA DC-8 Deployment: 17 July - 5 September (7.5 weeks), 150 flight hours

  • Palmdale, CA: 17-21 July, prep for deployment (possible test flight)
  • Boise, ID: 22 July - 18 August (4 weeks), ~11 flights
  • Salina, KS: 19 August - 5 September (3 weeks), ~7 flights

FASMEE Controlled Burn: instrumented aircraft on call 1 October - 15 November (45 days or less)

NASA DC-8 calendar for May - November 2019