by Eleanor Dixon | Jun 28, 2024 | FAAM, Missions
In 2023 the FAAM Airborne Laboratory launched a unique opportunity for environmental researchers to use our specially adapted research aircraft for small-scale atmospheric science projects. Our scheme, called Research Runway, allows researchers at every stage of their...
by Eleanor Dixon | May 14, 2024 | Events
This summer, join the FAAM Airborne Laboratory in celebrating 20 years of science flying by visiting their specially adapted BAE-146 aircraft. As part of the Pushing the Boundaries in Air and Space theme, our atmospheric research aircraft will be on static display at...
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 14, 2024 | FAAM
Saturday 9 March 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the first science flight made by our atmospheric research aircraft. Over the last 2 decades, the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft – a specially adapted BAE-146 aircraft fitted with up to 4 tonnes...
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...
