HALO during its landing approach The high-altitude research
aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft):
The modified business jet, a Gulfstream G 550, landed on 21
January 2009 at its home airfield in Oberpfaffenhofen. HALO in
flight 31 research institutes are involved in the HALO project.
Aero-Art Frank Herzog.. HALO in flight in 2009 HALO is 31 metres
long - 1.6 metres account for the nose probe. It has a height of
7.9 metres and a wingspan of 28.5 metres. HALO has a range of
over 8000 kilometres and can reach altitudes of more than 15
kilometres. DLR (CC-BY 3.0). Side view of HALO The HALO project
was made possible by the Max Planck Society, members of the
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Helmholtz-
Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren) and a number of other
scientific institutes from the field of atmospheric research. In
total, 31 research institutes are participating in the project.
Extensive modifications in the interior of the HALO research
aircraft Extensive mod