NASA ER-2 Stratospheric Science Mission Simulator

Flight Parameters

ER2-STRATO-CALVAL

Standard Science Mission Presets

Target Cruise Altitude 68,000 ft

45k 71k

Sortie Duration 6.5 hrs

2h 8h max

Instrument Modular Bays & Pods

MASTER Sensor AVIRIS-3 Imaging Wing Superpods Cloud Lidar (CPL) Cryo Air Sampler EDOP Doppler Radar

Operational Deployment Base

Click or drag aircraft vertically on canvas

ALT: 68,000 FT | STRATOSPHERE | TAS: 410 KTS

Ambient Pressure

48.2 hPa

Standard Sea Level: 1013 hPa

Atmospheric Mass Bypassed

94.8%

Column beneath aircraft

Ambient Temp (Inversion)

-56.5 °C

Stratospheric isothermal/rise

Sensor Swath Width

37.1 km

Nadir Field-of-View 85°

Payload Weight

1,820 lbs

Capacity: 2,600 lbs max

True Airspeed (TAS)

410 kts

Mach 0.71 Cruise

NASA Form AFRC-ER2-SCI

Flight Leg / Checkpoint	Altitude	Ambient Press.	Ozone Density	Ground Footprint (GSD)	Operational Phase
T+00:45 Climb Pass	35,000 ft	238 hPa	0.04 ppmv	18.8 km (7.1 m GSD)	Troposphere Storm Anvil Overflight
T+01:15 Tropopause Transition	52,000 ft	105 hPa	0.28 ppmv	27.9 km (10.5 m GSD)	Cold-Point Tropopause Crossing (-68°C)
T+02:30 Cruise Transect	68,000 ft	48.2 hPa	2.45 ppmv	37.1 km (13.7 m GSD)	Active Science Data Acquisition (94.8% Column Bypassed)
T+06:00 Decent & Spiral Inbound	25,000 ft	376 hPa	0.02 ppmv	13.4 km (5.1 m GSD)	Aerosol Filter Purge & Recovery Descent