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C-20A (Gulfstream III) in flight over the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. |
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Photo Number: | EC03-0100-2 |
Photo Date: | April 8, 2003 |
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Photo Description: |
C-20A (Gulfstream III) in flight over the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. |
Project Description: |
NASA's modified Gulfstream G-III aircraft provides a platform to test and evaluate a variety of new technologies, and can also be used to gather scientific data for geological studies or earthquake prediction. The G-III airframe has been structurally modified to incorporate a MAU-12 ejector rack on the bottom of the fuselage on which a variety of experiments can be mounted. As a Multi-Role Cooperative Research Platform, the heavily instrumented twin-turbofan aircraft provides long-term capability for efficient testing of subsonic flight experiments for NASA, the U.S. Air Force, other government agencies, academia, and private industry. Originally designated a C-20A by the Air Force, the aircraft was declared excess by that service and transferred to NASA Dryden at Edwards AFB, Calif., in September 2002. |
NASA Photo by: | Jim Ross |
Keywords: | C-20A, C-20, Gulfstream III, G-3, G-III, inflight |
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