by Eleanor Dixon | Aug 15, 2024 | FAAM
New fuel storage and aircraft fuelling infrastructure has been installed at Cranfield Airport, making available a reliable store of sustainable aviation fuel to the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft at its home base. To minimise carbon dioxide emissions and...
by Eleanor Dixon | Jun 28, 2024 | FAAM, Missions
In 2023 the FAAM Airborne Laboratory launched a unique opportunity for environmental researchers to use our specially adapted research aircraft for small-scale atmospheric science projects. Our scheme, called Research Runway, allows researchers at every stage of their...
by Eleanor Dixon | Mar 19, 2024 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s atmospheric research aircraft takes hundreds of measurements a second across a suite of sensing equipment. Each byte of data is reliably captured, processed and stored for every flight. Our data management system needs to be as robust as...
by Eleanor Dixon | Mar 14, 2024 | FAAM
Saturday 9 March 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the first science flight made by our atmospheric research aircraft. Over the last 2 decades, the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft – a specially adapted BAE-146 aircraft fitted with up to 4 tonnes...
by Eleanor Dixon | Feb 19, 2024 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory now has an electric-powered aircraft tug, in a significant move towards reducing carbon emissions from the research facility’s operation. The FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft, a specially adapted BAE-146 aircraft fitted with...
by Eleanor Dixon | Jan 16, 2024 | FAAM, Missions
Image credit: Dr Claire Ryder In 2023 the FAAM Airborne Laboratory launched a unique opportunity for environmental researchers to use the specially adapted research aircraft. Our scheme, called Research Runway, allows researchers at every stage of their career to...
