HALO History
The table below list the most important milestones and events in the HALO past, including the scientific missions. The table is in the works and is currently not yet complete.
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| 2012 | |
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| June 2012 | Link to HALO database created |
| 2010 | |
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| October 28 | First HALO flight with operational scientific instruments. Aboard HALO were instruments from the Forschungszentrum Jülich, the universities Leipzig, Mainz and Wuppertal and the DLR Oberpfaffenhofen. See some images in the gallery. |
| October 23 | First test flight of the HALO Techno - Mission. |
| July 28 | HALO - Status, 28. 7. 2010 |
| June 2 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee |
| March 11-12 | Evaluation of the HALO DFG-SPP in Oberpfaffenhofen |
| February 10 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee |
| 2009 | |
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| November 26 to January 30, 2010 | Aircraft maintenance and warranty works at Gulfstream / Savannah |
| November 17 | Meeting of the HALO board of trustees in Oberpfaffenhofen |
| November 12 and 13 | First successful flight testing of the Basic Halo Measurement and Sensor System including tower fly by and wing by wing flight with the Falcon. See some images in the gallery. |
| October 13 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee |
| July 2 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee |
| March 10 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee |
| February to March | Groundvibration Test of HALO in Oberpfaffenhofen |
| January 24 | HALO transfer flight to DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany See some images in the gallery. |
| 2008 | |
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| December-January | HALO acceptance at Savannah and transfer to Germany |
| December 4 | Meeting of the HALO board of trustees (Kuratorium) in Oberpfaffenhofen |
| November | FAA / LBA inspection |
| October 10 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee |
| September to October | Exterior Painting |
| July to September | Interior installation in Savannah |
| June to July | Flight testing in Savannah |
| July 9 | Topping out ceremony of the HALO hangar |
| May 21 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee (WLA) |
| April 3 | Laying of the cornerstone of the HALO hangar |
| 2007 | |
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| December 08 | HALO left Oberpfaffenhofen for Savannah / Georgia. At Gulfstream the HALO aircraft will be completed, outfitted, painted and certified. |
| November 23 | First meeting of the official HALO Scientific Advisory Committee (WLA) First meeting of the HALO board of trustees (Kuratorium) |
| October 8/9 | User Workshop in Oberpfaffenhofen. |
| July 10 | Interior Critical Design Review in Oberpfaffenhofen. |
| June 13 | Next Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee. |
| March 31 | Subcontractor for external stores and belly pod selected. |
| March 22 | Workshop on belly pod and usage of belly bod in Oberpfaffenhofen. |
| March 19/20 | Evaluation of the DFG-Schwerpunktprogramm Atmospheric
and Earth system research with the research aircraft HALO. |
| March 15 | PMS Workshop in Oberpfaffenhofen. |
| February 5-9 | Critical Design Review for HALO (modifications) in Savannah. All essential design criteria are now frozen. |
| 2006 | |
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| November 29-30 | DFG Meeting (SPP 1294) in Frankfurt: Atmospheric and Earth System Research with the "High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft". |
| November 27 | Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee in Frankfurt. |
| November 21 | User Workshop in Oberpfaffenhofen: Certification Issues of HALO. |
| October 16-20 | Technical Interface Meeting in Savannah. |
| September 26-27 | Lower Panel Critical Design Review in Oberpfaffenhofen. |
| May 24 | A workshop on wing pod issues and PMS probes for HALO was held in Oberpfaffenhofen on May 24. |
| May 8-12 | The Preliminary Design Review for HALO took place from May 8 to May 12 at the Gulfstream Facility in Savannah / USA. |
| April 25 | The arrival of the green HALO aircraft in Oberpfaffenhofen was on April 25, 2006 (see Photo Gallery). Subsequently the aircraft will be modified by RUAG. |
| March 9 | A meeting of the HALO user community took place at the DLR in Cologne. The main topic has been the discussion of the agreement between DLR and partners on the future operation of HALO and its administrative and financial aspects. |
| February 22 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee took place on February 22 in Frankfurt. |
| January 17-20 | Manufacturing Review Meeting in Oberpfaffenhofen |
| January 19 | Kick-off meeting of the HALO Virtual Institute in Oberpfaffenhofen. |
| 2005 | |
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| November 7 | Issue of the Cerificate of Airworthiness for the HALO - Aircraft; Gulfstream G 550 S/N 5093 |
| November 3 | First flight of the HALO green aircraft. |
| September 28-29 | Preliminary Design Review in Oberpfaffenhofen |
| July 18 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee in Frankfurt |
| June 2 - 3 | Workshop on inlets for HALO in Leipzig |
| April 19-20 | System Review Meeting with Gulfstream at Savannah |
| March 17 | Meeting of the HALO Scientific Advisory Committee in Oberpfaffenhofen |
| March 16 | The arrival of the green HALO user Workshop in Oberpfaffenhofen: Planning of Scientific Missions with HALO |
| February 16 | Contract Award to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation: Construction and Modification of the HALO aircraft |
| 2004 | |
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| October 18 | Second HALO user workshop at the MPG in Munich |
| September 13 | The Federal Ministry of Education and Research announces that HALO will be funded |
| 2003 | |
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| February 5 | In a press release the Federal Ministry of Education and Research announces that HALO will be realized on a medium term |
| 2002 | |
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| November 15 | Science Council recommends realization of HALO |
| October 15 / 16 | First HALO user workshop at the DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen |
| 2001 | |
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| December | Evaluation of the HALO Proposal by the Science Council Working Group on Large-Scale Facilities |
| January | Submission of the Proposal for HALO to the Federal Ministry of Education and Research |