{"id":40637,"date":"2016-05-11T12:29:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T16:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-384157"},"modified":"2023-07-23T18:47:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T22:47:47","slug":"support-aircraft-and-maintenance-operations-samo-overview","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/support-aircraft-and-maintenance-operations-samo-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Aircraft and Maintenance Operations (SAMO) Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-light hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full 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Capabilities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/iasp\/lbfd\/\">Low Boom Flight Demonstrator<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/iasp\/epfd\/\">Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/iasp\/sfd\/\">Sustainable Flight Demonstrator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>About<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/contact-nasa\/\">Contact NASA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-spacer\"> <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-3 padding-bottom-0 desktop:padding-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-0 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-end \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-page-intro-image-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/484002main_ED10-0283-22_full.jpg?w=1024\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-1 desktop:padding-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-0 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-page-intro-image-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1257\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2020-0082-04\/AFRC2020-0082-04~large.jpg?w=1919&h=1257&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"An aircraft is towed at sunset.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 86% 100%; object-position: 86% 100%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" 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https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2020-0082-04\/AFRC2020-0082-04~large.jpg?w=900&h=590&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/AFRC2020-0082-04\/AFRC2020-0082-04~large.jpg?w=1200&h=786&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-1 padding-right-3 desktop:padding-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-0 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-page-intro-image-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Armstrong G-III aircraft in flight.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 56% 91%; object-position: 56% 91%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ed15-0076-17.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=600,401 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ed15-0076-17.jpg?resize=900,601 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-0 padding-bottom-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full margin-bottom-1\">Support Aircraft and Maintenance Operations Overview<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-6 padding-bottom-5 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 padding-0\">Support Aircraft and Maintenance Operations (SAMO)’s mission support aircraft are flexible, adaptable, and agile platforms that are real-time in-situ research facilities to collect, process, exploit, and disseminate the best research data possible, as quickly as possible to demonstrate technologies and concepts, in the toughest environments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/integrated-aviation-systems-program\/armd-iasp-fdc\/about-support-aircraft-and-maintenance-operations-overview\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">\n                                Learn More About SAMO <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about Support Aircraft and Maintenance Operations Overview<\/span>                            <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-left-0 desktop:padding-left-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">director for flight opeRations<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0\">Troy Asher<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Deputy Director<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0\">Dave McAllister<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2 margin-right-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\">Flight operations business analyst<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0\">Susan Moreno<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-top-2 margin-left-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label margin-0 color-carbon-50-important\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg font-weight-bold margin-0 padding-0\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Focus Areas and Capabilities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">Learn more about the specifications and capabilities of the Support Aircraft and Maintenance Operations (SAMO).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Three aircraft in flight formation.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg 4691w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed10-0283-05_full_0.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Characteristics<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\"><\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/integrated-aviation-systems-program\/armd-iasp-fdc\/support-aircraft-and-maintenance-operations-characteristics\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More About Characteristics<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"F\/A-18A in flight.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg 6328w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ed13-0389-20_2.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"heading-18\">Capabilities<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"margin-top-0 line-height-lg\"><\/p><div class=\"margin-top-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/ames\/support-aircraft-and-maintenance-operations-capabilities\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-0\"><span role=\"textbox\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write button text here\" class=\"line-height-alt-1\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; min-width: 1px;\">Read More About Capabilities<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-full\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA aircraft in flight.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=300,224 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=768,574 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=1024,765 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=1536,1148 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=2048,1531 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=400,299 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=600,448 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=900,673 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=1200,897 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/327928main_EC98-44816-4_full.jpg?resize=2000,1495 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA 801 Beechcraft Super King Air in flight. NASA 801 (N801NA) is a testbed for various research projects and is also flown for a range of mission support activities.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Lori Losey<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FLL Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:troy.a.asher@nasa.gov\">Troy Asher<\/a><br>Director for Flight Operations<br>(661) 276-6125<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:david.e.mcallister@nasa.gov\">Dave McAllister<\/a><br>Deputy Director<br>(661) 276-3674<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:susan.d.moreno@nasa.gov\">Susan Moreno<\/a><br>Flight Operations Business Analyst<br>(661) 276-6242<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-tabbed-section color-mode-light padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-tabbed-section\"> \n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"hds-tab-nav usa-list usa-list--unstyled grid-row\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab0-photo-\/-video-support\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel0-photo-\/-video-support\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPhoto \/ Video Support\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab1-flight-demonstrations-and-capabilities-project\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel1-flight-demonstrations-and-capabilities-project\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFlight Demonstrations and Capabilities Project\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tabs margin-top-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel0-photo-\/-video-support\" aria-labelledby=\"tab0-photo-\/-video-support\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Photo \/ Video Support<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">Two-seat support aircraft are used for photo and video support.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">Photo and video technicians in these aircraft transmit live video back to control rooms so that project engineers can monitor the mission as it is flown, ensuring the ability to make critical flight safety decisions if required.<br><br>This capability greatly enhances existing ground-based, long-range optic systems providing video and photo recording of research flight test accomplishments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/armd\/iasp\/fdc\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead About the Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities Project                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA's SOFIA aircraft in flight with the F\/A-18 airplane underneath it.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 0% 52%; object-position: 0% 52%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=300,213 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=768,545 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=1024,727 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=1536,1091 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=2048,1454 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=400,284 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=600,426 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=900,639 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=1200,852 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/471436main_ED10-0182-02_full_full.jpg?resize=2000,1420 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An Armstrong F\/A-18 flying safety and photo chase for NASA\u2019s SOFIA 747.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Jim Ross<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel1-flight-demonstrations-and-capabilities-project\" aria-labelledby=\"tab1-flight-demonstrations-and-capabilities-project\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities Project<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">The Flight Demonstrations and Capabilities (FDC) project conducts complex and integrated flight research demonstrations in support of Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">FDC also operates, sustains and enhances the specific flight research and test capabilities \u2013 from test and support aircraft to a full test range \u2013 needed to achieve technical goals in ARMD\u2019s Strategic Plan, other NASA mission directorate activities, and national strategic needs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-false\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More About FDC                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"X-56 ground vibration test.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 49% 100%; object-position: 49% 100%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg 2901w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/afrc2016-0258-123_0.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The X-56 Multi-Use Technology Testbed (MUTT) undergoes ground vibration tests in Armstrong’s Flight Loads Laboratory.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Lauren Hughes<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-card-grid padding-top-7 padding-bottom-3 padding-x-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-card-grid\">\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-header grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-start margin-bottom-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading-sm line-height-sm\">Other Support Aircraft<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"margin-0 padding-0\">Explore the other support Aircraft NASA has to offer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-grid-cards grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cards-included grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-card-custom hds-card color-carbon-black display-flex flex-column margin-bottom-5 mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 margin-bottom-6\"><div class=\"hds-card-inner\"><div class=\"hds-card-thumbnail hds-card-hover-zoom-image margin-bottom-2 bg-carbon-black\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ed15-0275-08-1_0.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NASA photographer Jim Ross, flying with research pilot Nils Larson in F-15D #884, took this photograph of F-15D #897 with Troy A\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ed15-0275-08-1_0.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ed15-0275-08-1_0.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ed15-0275-08-1_0.jpg?resize=768,615 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ed15-0275-08-1_0.jpg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ed15-0275-08-1_0.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ed15-0275-08-1_0.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ed15-0275-08-1_0.jpg?resize=900,720 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"padding-right-0\"><div 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