Lear Jet (NASA-705) in flight

Lear Jet (NASA-705) in flight

Lear Jet (NASA-705) in flight

Lear Jet (NASA-705) in flight

Lear Jet (NASA-705) in flight

Lear Jet (NASA-705) cockpit

Lear Jet (NASA 705) in flight over Central CA.

Lear Jet (NASA 705) in flight over Central CA.

Lear Jet (NASA 705) in flight over Central CA.

Lear Jet 24B (NASA-705) in flight along California coast is used primarily as a high altitude observation platform carrying a 12' telescope with a special hatch on the starboard side for upward viewing. The hatch has a maximum circular clear aperture of 37.6 cm and can contain a 30 cm aperture open-port gyro-stabilized telescope designed especially for infrared astronomical research.

Ames Science & Applications Aircraft composite: U-2, ER-2, Lear Jet (NASA-705), C-141, CV-990 & C-130

Aircraft Platform for Light Research Composite: Ames North U-2, ER-2, Learjet (NASA-705), C-141, CV-990 and C-130