HALO

Aircraft Description

HALO Aircraft Basic Description

The HALO aircraft is based on a commercial business jet, a Gulfstream G550. The following specifications are for a production aircraft and might slightly differ from the modified HALO aircraft.

Maximum Range (8 passengers, 4 crew, NBAA IFR reserves)
Maximum Range (8 passengers, 4 crew, NBAA IFR reserves)
The actual range will also be affected by speed, weather, outfitting options and others.
12,501 km at Mach 0.8
Maximum Operating Mach Number Mach 0.885
Takeoff Distance (SL, ISA, MTOW) 1,801 m
Landing Distance (SL, ISA, MLW) 844 m
Maximum Cruise Altitude 15,545 m
Weights
Maximum Takeoff Weight 41,277 kg
Maximum Landing Weight 34,156 kg
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight 24,721 kg
Maximum Payload 2,812 kg
Payload with Maximum Fuel 816 kg
Design Standards
Rolls-Royce BR710 Engines 2
Maximum Passengers 19
Exterior
Length 29.4 m
Height 7.9 m
Wingspan28.5 m
Interior
Cabin Length15.3 m
Cabin Height 1.88 m
Cabin Width 2.24 m
Cabin Volume 47.3 m3


HALO Aircraft Modifications

View ports and AperturesDiameter: 515 mm
Diameter: 515 mm
Optical View ports 2 Top View ports
2 Bottom View ports
2 Side View ports
Diameter: 515 mm
Diameter: 515 mm
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Top Fuselage Apertures 10 x 10"x7"
2 x 10"x14"
Bottom Fuselage Apertures 10 x 10"x7"
1 x 10"x14"
Hard pointsComment
Hard point assembly for selected aperture plates
Nose boom 13-D Wind field
Forward fuselage pads6Basis instrumentation
Unpressurized Nose compartment30kg, 24ltr
Cabin130kgStabilized Camera Platform
Cabin Seat railsadditional seat rails
on the floor and on the cabin top
Hard point on top of the tail fin 20kg
Hard points under the fuselage for Belly instrumentation pod350kg
Wing6
Winglet5kg
Power supplyComment
Experimental Power Supply 55kW
Power distribution panels several locations inside the cabin
Communication / Avionics
CommunicationVHF/AM
VHF/FM
UHF
HF
Intercom Cabin
Access to basic aircraft dataARINC
ASCB
Video (digital)