by Eleanor Dixon | Jan 29, 2025 | FAAM
On 14 January 2025 the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s atmospheric research aircraft reached a milestone of 10,000 hours of flying over the course of its lifetime. Our research aircraft in its first days as the BAe 146-100 demonstrator model, with its original livery. It...
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 | Jan 10, 2024 | FAAM, Missions
The view from the window of the FAAM Airborne Laboratory atmospheric research aircraft during the MEWS campaign – image credit: Patryk Lakomiec In 2023 the FAAM Airborne Laboratory launched a unique opportunity for environmental researchers to use the specially...
by Harriett Richardson | Feb 4, 2020 | FAAM
FAAM has completed a major navigation upgrade for its airborne lab, ahead of research flights across the Atlantic Ocean. The onboard navigation and flight management systems have been completely replaced to comply with new standards and expand the aircraft’s near...
