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AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS

DESCRIPTION:
Crew: Two Pilots, Flight Engineer, Navigator
Length: 157 feet
Wingspan: 148 feet
Engine: Four CFM56-2-C1 High Bypass Turbofan Jet
Base: NSERC GFAFB Grand Forks, ND

PERFORMANCE:
Altitude: 1,000 - 41,000 feet
Range: 5,400 Nautical miles
Duration: 12 hours
Speed: 425 - 490 knots True Air Speed(cruise)
Payload: 30,000 lb.

ACCOMMODATIONS:
Zenith, 8 and 62 Deg, and Nadir Viewports
External Antenna Attachment Mounts
Wing Pylons
Optical Windows of various materials
Gyro Stabilized Mirror System
Dropsonde Delivery Tube
Air and Aerosol Sampling Probes
Standard Equipment Racks 19-inch
Laser Chiller Unit

SUPPORT:
Dew/Frost Point Hygrometer
Radar Altimeter
Weather Radar
GPS and Inertial Navigational Systems
Time Code IRIG-B generation and distribution
Data acquisition and display system
Satcom downlink available
Forward and Nadir Cameras and Digital Recording
Both 400 Hz and 60 Hz Power
Ten to Twelve Stations Available for Investigators

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