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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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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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IAGOS-CARIBIC
DLR IPA has been partner of the IAGOS-CARIBIC project since 2005. A modified air cargo container is equipped with a number of complex instruments for the investigation of atmospheric trace species. The institute contributes with an instrument for the measurement of nitrogen oxides. The flying CARIBIC laboratory is regularly deployed on board a Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 on worldwide flights.
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Satellites
The institute participates in three European space missions. MERLIN will investigate the methane cycle, Aeolus serves to improve numerical weather forecast, and the objective of EarthCARE is the investigation of the cloud-aerosol-radiation interaction for the Earth’s radiation budget.
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