by Eleanor Dixon | Nov 20, 2023 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
Throughout October and November, the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft is undergoing an extensive inspection, known as a C Check. The C Check happens every two years and involves removing, inspecting, and replacing all of the aircraft’s components,...
by Eleanor Dixon | Sep 8, 2023 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory now has the capability to share live weather data as it flies, directly to the Met Office for use in weather forecasting. Our research aircraft collects an abundance of environmental data and carries enough instrumentation to measure up to...
by Harriett Richardson | Jul 21, 2023 | FAAM
Do you use, or want to use, data from the FAAM Airborne Laboratory? Complete a survey about future services. The FAAM Airborne Laboratory, managed by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, collects atmospheric data all over the world. From air quality, cloud...
by Harriett Richardson | Jun 1, 2023 | FAAM, Missions
Researchers from the Met Office have embarked on a flight campaign with the FAAM Airborne Laboratory, to study convective clouds over the south of the UK and the processes that lead to summertime storms. The Wessex Convection Experiment, also known as WesCon, is...
by Harriett Richardson | Mar 28, 2023 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory has invested in an electric-powered ground power unit and 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...
by Harriett Richardson | Mar 21, 2023 | FAAM
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory, which operates a specially adapted BAE-146 aircraft* fitted with scientific instruments, has used a blend of sustainable aviation fuel for the first time this week on a routine crew training flight in the south of England. ...
