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Platforms > Aircraft > NSF/NCAR C-130

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NSF/NCAR C-130  

DEFINITION

  • FAQs, Investigator Handbook and other materials related to capabilities of the NSF/NCAR C-130 C-130 is a versatile airborne research platform that is well suited for studies of the middle troposphere.With its 13,000 lbs payload capability and 10 hour endurance, the C-130 is well suited for a variety of research tasks that do not require reaching altitudes in excess of 26,000 feet. With excellent low altitude performance the C-130 is used extensively for studies of the planetary boundary layer, flying as low as 100 feet above the surface of the ocean.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2017-07-07 14:28:13.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (NSF/NCAR C-130 [3a59dbd3-86c4-47dd-aeb1-935c657aa544,309791] - Aircraft [227d9c3d-f631-402d-84ed-b8c5a562fc27,287509]);
  • 2017-07-07 14:29:42.0 [sritz] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: NSF/NCAR Hercules C130 Aircraft language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: FAQs, Investigator Handbook and other materials related to capabilities of the NSF/NCAR C-130 C-130 is a versatile airborne research platform that is well suited for studies of the middle troposphere.With its 13,000 lbs payload capability and 10 hour endurance, the C-130 is well suited for a variety of research tasks that do not require reaching altitudes in excess of 26,000 feet. With excellent low altitude performance the C-130 is used extensively for studies of the planetary boundary layer, flying as low as 100 feet above the surface of the ocean. language code: en);

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