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 1, 2024 | Events, Mid-Life Upgrade
Date: Tuesday 26 March 2024 Time: 2-3pm The FAAM Airborne Laboratory is undergoing transformational change. The Mid-Life Upgrade Programme will improve the aircraft’s atmospheric measurement capabilities through a number of instrument development projects. New...
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 | Dec 20, 2023 | Mid-Life Upgrade
Working with the FAAM Airborne Laboratory, engineers are scoping out how airborne atmospheric science missions could be crewed in the future. Who flies on our research aircraft? Every time the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft flies, its suite of...
by Eleanor Dixon | Dec 18, 2023 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
Ever wanted to explore a research aircraft? Find out how we are creating a virtual tour of our airborne laboratory. Why create a virtual tour of our atmospheric research aircraft? We want more people to be able to learn about and experience our world-leading...
by Eleanor Dixon | Dec 12, 2023 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory research aircraft is used to measure chemicals in the atmosphere. Through the Mid-Life Upgrade, a programme of work set to maximise performance and extend operation to 2040, we are boosting our aircraft’s atmospheric chemistry...
