Why You Might See Low-Flying Planes over These Virginia Cities Next Week

NASA Aircraft Set to Perform Wild Low-Altitude Stunts Around These U.S. Cities

Two aircraft will fly at lower altitudes than most planes, circling and doing vertical spirals.

NASA planes to fly as low as 1,000 feet over Southern California in pollution study

The mission will also include missed approaches at local airports and low-altitude runway flybys to gather air samples close to the ground.

Why you might see low-flying planes over these Virginia cities next week

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. NASA will fly research missions from its Wallops Island facility over mid-Atlantic cities, including locations in Virginia, starting this Sunday, June 22 and continuing through Thursday, June 26.The flights will take place over Richmond, Hopewell and Hampton as well as Baltimore and Philadelphia, according to NASA officials.The two aircraft conducting the missions, a NASA Orion P-3 and a King Air B200, will fly lower than com…

If you see a plane flying lower than normal, don't worry, it's NASA

A heads-up from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, you may see their aircraft flying low overhead.From Sunday, June 22nd, through Wednesday, July 2nd, two research planes will be making low-altitude atmospheric research flights.There will be research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and some Virginia cities. Those will happen from June 22nd until the 26th.There will be similar research flights on the West Coast over the Los Angeles Sea Bas…

NASA aircraft to make low-altitude flights in mid-Atlantic, California

From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and some Virginia cities, including Richmond, as well as over the Los Angeles Basin, Salton Sea, and Central Valley in California.

NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Flights in Mid-Atlantic, California

2 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) From Sunday, June 22 to Wednesday, July 2, two research aircraft will make a series of low-altitude atmospheric research flights near Philadelphia, Baltimore, and some Virginia cities, including Richmond, as well as over the Los Angeles Basin, Salton Sea, and Central Valley in California. NASA’s P-3 Orion aircraft, based out of the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in …