BAERI Participate in Experiment with German Aerospace Center

Members of the National Suborbital Research Center (NSRC) recently returned from Ramstein, Germany, after supporting a joint research project with the German Aerospace Center (DLR).  Adam Webster (Mission Director), Kelly Edmond (Mission Director-in-training), Dave van Gilst (data system and Satcom operator), and Ryan Bennett (data system operator and data manager) were on-board the DC-8 that flew in tandem with an Airbus A320 to determine how alternative jet fuel emissions affect the environment.  This campaign is part of a series of projects involving different aircraft and sampling techniques.  Known as a “flying laboratory” the DC-8 was equipped with several instruments that sampled and analyzed gases and particles in the wake of the A320.

The campaign generated media interest in both the US and Germany:

https://www.nasa.gov/aero/nasa-takes-international-aviation-research-to-the-max

http://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10081/151_read-25658/#/gallery/20878

https://www.stripes.com/news/nasa-flying-lab-takes-to-european-skies-for-experiments-with-german-research-plane-1.508264