by Eleanor Dixon | Nov 21, 2024 | FAAM, Missions
Scientists are decoding clouds from space to improve weather and climate predictions, with calibration support from the FAAM Airborne Laboratory. By flying directly under the path of the new EarthCARE (Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite as it...
by Eleanor Dixon | Aug 15, 2024 | FAAM
New fuel storage and aircraft fuelling infrastructure has been installed at Cranfield Airport, making available a reliable store of sustainable aviation fuel to the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft at its home base. To minimise carbon dioxide emissions and...
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 | 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 | 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...
