Lufthansa Converts A350 To Climate Laboratory

Graham Warwick April 07, 2021
Lufthansa A350
A Lufthansa A350 is being modified into a climate research carrying a containerized measurement laboratory.
Credit: Airbus
Lufthansa has begun conversion of an Airbus A350-900 into a climate research aircraft. The A350 will replace an A340-600 previously used to measure trace elements and greenhouse gases in the tropopause. The A340 completed more than 500 data collections between 2014 and its retirement in 2019...
Graham Warwick

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