Gulfstream C-20A (GIII) - AFRC
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The NASA C-20A (Gulfstream III) is a business jet that has been structurally modified and instrumented by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center to serve as a multi-role cooperative research platform for the earth science community and a variety of flight research customers. This particular aircraft, which carries the military designation of C-20A, was obtained from the U.S. Air Force in 2003.
NASA802 can support a single science flight up to ~6.0 flight hours. In addition, NASA802 can also support two science flights in one day up to 9.0 total flight hours with one ground crew.
N802NA (NASA802) based at AFRC/Edwards
Year built: 1983
Year entered ASP service: 2008