SOFIA Aircraft Design

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1997Publisher:SAE InternationalJournal:SAE Technical Paper Series, volume 1 (issn: 0148-7191, eissn: 2688-3627,

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Authors: Kevin A. Spoth;

doi: 10.4271/975610

SOFIA Aircraft Design

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<div class="htmlview paragraph">The paper discusses the USRA/Raytheon E-Systems approach for designing and building the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft. A Boeing 747SP aircraft will be refurbished and modified to house a 2.5 meter telescope designed to make sensitive infrared measurements of a wide range of astronomical objects. USRA/Raytheon's design approach employees state-of-the-art design and analytical tools as well as flight and ground testing to ensure a safe and certifiable SOFIA aircraft.</div>

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Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems
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