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Cessna
The DLR Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan the smallest aircraft stationed at Oberpfaffenhofen. Numerous modifications and additional sensors make this single-engine turboprop aircraft with registration D-FDLR an efficient and robust carrier platform for measurements in the lower troposphere.
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Falcon
The research aircraft Falcon 20E (registration code D-CMET) was set in operation in 1976 and is the basic tool for German and European airborne research dealing with any kind of investigation regarding earth and atmosphere. The Falcon exceeds the flight altitude of most commercial airliners.
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Sounding rockets
The institute uses sounding rockets for probing the middle atmosphere from 50 - 150 km with sub-orbital flights. These altitudes are neither accessible by aircraft and balloon, nor by satellite.
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HALO
HALO – The High Altitude and LOng Range Research Aircraft is based on a Gulfstream G550 business jet. Its combination of long range, a flight altitude up to 15 km, payload and flexibility makes HALO to a worldwide unique research aircraft. With its operating range of more than 8000 km HALO is capable of performing missions on a global scale.
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