HA­LO Gulf­stream G 550

HALO in flight
31 research institutes are involved in the HALO project.
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HALO during its landing approach
The high-altitude research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft): The modified business jet, a Gulfstream G 550, landed on 21 January 2009 at its home airfield in Oberpfaffenhofen.
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Modifications for HALO: From business jet to research aircraft
HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft), the new research aircraft of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), is complete. In a 20-month project, RUAG Aerospace Services have converted the brand-new Gulfstream G550 from a standard business jet into the state-of-the-art and highly specialised high-altitude research aircraft for DLR's atmospheric research activities. The graphic shows the modifications on the upper and lower fuselage.
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The new HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft) research aircraft heralds a new chapter in the history of German atmospheric research and Earth observation. HALO is based on a Gulfstream G 550 ultra-long range business jet. The combination of range, cruising altitude, payload and comprehensive instrumentation make the aircraft a globally unique research platform.

Related Links

  • DLR - Fligt experiments
  • DLR - Institute of Atmospheric Physics
  • Max-Planck Gesellschaft
  • Gulf­stream Ae­ro­space Cor­po­ra­ti­on
  • Helm­holtz-Ge­mein­schaft
  • RUAG Ae­ro­space Germany
  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research

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    Ingmar Mayerbuch

    Head of Flight Facility Oberpfaffenhofen
    German Aerospace Center (DLR)
    Flight Experiments
    Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling