G-LUXE 2 B.Ae 146-301 NERC (FAAM Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements) MAN 31OCT16

This was the prototype B.Ae 146-300 and first flew on 09-Apr-87. After it's development flying was finished it was stored at the Avro airfield at Woodford, Cheshire, UK (now closed) in Dec-01. It's operated by Airtask on behalf of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) & BAE Systems.

 

FAAM is the result of a collaboration between the UK Met Office and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and has been established as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to provide an aircraft measurement platform for use by all the UK atmospheric research community on campaigns throughout the world. The modified BAe 146-301 large Atmospheric Research Aircraft (the ARA) is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council and, via a support contract with BAE Systems, operated for them by Airtask. The Home Base is at Cranfield University, Bedfordshire. (Information courtesy of the FAAM website at www.faam.ac.uk

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