Business and Executive Jets

A collection of private and corporate aircraft including jets and specialized planes at airports, showcasing sleek designs against cloudy skies and vibrant backdrops.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA aircraft arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will serve as a weather pathfinder, flying ahead of the space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, during its ferry flight to California.The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.

A right side view of a VC-20D Gulfstream III aircraft shortly after lifting off from the runway. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A right side view of a CL-601 Challenger aircraft of the Croatian Republic that was used to fly the Croatian president to the U.S. to participate in the opening ceremonies for the U.S. Holocaust Museum. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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C-38APrimary function: Special air missions. Speed: 540 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 54 ft. 7 in.; length 55 ft. 7 in.; height 18 ft. 2 in. Range: 3,000 miles. Crew: Three.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As dawn washes the sky in pink, STS-121 Commander Steven Lindsey is ready for his first flight in the Shuttle Training Aircraft today to practice landing a shuttle in preparation for the July 1 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiters cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the STA duplicates the orbiters atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Because the orbiter is unpowered during re-entry and landing, its high-speed glide must be perfectly executed the first time.

DF-ST-85-12070. Country: Unknown

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) taxis to the runway with the STS-121 pilot and commander in the cockpit for practice flights. The STA is a modified Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiters cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the STA duplicates the orbiters atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Because the orbiter is unpowered during re-entry and landing, its high-speed glide must be perfectly executed the first time. Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch July 1 on mission STS-121.

040929-M-5607G-014. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, a Gulfstream III jet is preparing to take off with space shuttle Atlantis' four STS-135 astronauts and their families for the return trip home to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew touched down on Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility runway 5:57 a.m., July 21, 2011, bringing a close to 30 years of space shuttle missions. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of the Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Atlantis and its crew delivered to the International Space Station the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis and the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program.

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CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey is ready to take off from the Shuttle Landing Facility runway to fly touch-and-go landings in a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). The Gulfstream II business jet is modified to mimic the shuttle's handling during the final phase of landing. Space shuttle Discovery's crew members are at Kennedy for their upcoming launch to the International Space Station. In the days leading up to lift off, they will check the fit of their spacesuits, review launch-day procedures, receive weather briefings and remain medically quarantined to prevent sickness. STS-133 will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The plane carrying the crew of mission STS-121 taxis onto the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The crew was at the Center for a three-day series of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT includes equipment familiarization, emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to launch July 1.

Dassault Falcon 2000EX executive business jet Aircraft. SCO 5247.

An air-to-air right side view of a C-21A operational support aircraft built by the Gates Learjet Corporation and recently assigned to the Military Airlift Command. Country: Unknown

A flight crew prepares for the B200 King Air Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. From left to right are Jeroen Molemaker and Scott “Jelly” Howe.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a practice session with a Shuttle Training Aircraft is under way. STS-132 Commander Ken Ham and Pilot Tony Antonelli are practicing touch-and-go landings in preparation for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 mission. The Shuttle Training Aircraft is a Gulfstream II jet, modified to handle like the space shuttle. On the STS-132 mission, the six-member crew will deliver an Integrated Cargo Carrier and the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space Station. STS-132 is the 34th mission to the station and the 132nd shuttle mission overall. Atlantis' launch is targeted for 2 20 p.m. EDT on May 14.

A C-20 Gulfstream of the U.S. Army transporting VIP`s at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

NASA's Gulfstream-III research testbed lifts off from Edwards AFB on a checkout test flight with the UAV synthetic aperture radar pod under its belly.

An Air Force C-20 Gulfstream III aircraft comes in for a landing at the city's airfield during Operation Desert Shield.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

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A left front view of an United States of America Learjet.(Exact date unknown). Country: Unknown

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Aircrafts - HU-25 Guardian - 26-HK-55-31. HU-25 on flight line. Hurricane Katrina

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley prepare for takeoff from Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility to practice touch-and-go landings in a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA). An STA is a Gulfstream II jet that is modified to mimic the shuttle's handling during the final phase of landing. Ferguson and Hurley will practice landings as part of standard procedure before space shuttle Atlantis' launch to the International Space Station.Atlantis and its crew are scheduled to lift off at 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the station. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight

Well wishers gather on the roof of Naval Air Station Pensacola Sherman Field to catch a glimpse of NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley before they board a plane to return home to Houston a few hours after the duo landed in their SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. The Demo-2 test flight for NASA's Commercial Crew Program was the first to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and return them safely to Earth onboard a commercially built and operated spacecraft. Behnken and Hurley returned after spending 64 days in space.

A Pilatus PC-12 private jet, Mollis Air Base, Switzerland.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --STS-112 Commander Jeffrey Ashby prepares to taxi the the Shuttle Training Aircraft to the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility as part of landing exercises.

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A UC-12 Huron aircraft sits on the flight line, in the shadow of the tail section of a P-3 Orion aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

040715-M-0074F-003. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) waits for the STS-121 pilot and commander to begin their practice flights. The STA is a modified Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiters cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the STA duplicates the orbiters atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Because the orbiter is unpowered during re-entry and landing, its high-speed glide must be perfectly executed the first time. Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch July 1 on mission STS-121.

A C-12 Huron airplane assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, U.S. Army Reserve, Fort Novosel, Alabama, is parked at Cairns Army Airfield Jan. 31, 2024.

A front view of a 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing C-9 Nightingale aircraft on the flight line with staircase in position. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

C-37APrimary function: Special air missions. Speed: 600 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 93 ft. 6 in.; length 96 ft. 5 in.; height 25 ft. 11 in. Range: 6,300 miles. Crew: Five.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of the shuttle training aircraft, or STA, takes off from the runway at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Handling the controls is the pilot of the STS-124 mission, Ken Ham, who will practice landing the shuttle. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiter's cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the aircraft duplicates the orbiter's atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to lift off on the STS-124 mission at 5:02 p.m. May 31.

U.S. Air Force C-37 aircraft.

ARCTAS Mission - NASA P-3 aircraft N426NA on tarmac at NASA's Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA) Mt. View, California

Air to air of a 375th Airlift Wing C-12 Huron aircraft as it prepares to land at Scott AFB, Illinois. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

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C-37 aircraft of U.S. Navy VIP wing VR-1, Stuttgart, Germany.

U.S. Air Force VIP C-37 jet.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the shuttle training aircraft, or STA, is ready for flight with STS-122 Commander Steve Frick and Pilot Alan Poindexter at the controls. They are practicing shuttle landings in the STA before the Feb. 7 launch of space shuttle Atlantis. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiter's cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the STA duplicates the orbiter's atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Because the orbiter is unpowered during re-entry and landing, its high-speed glide must be perfectly executed the first time.

Anchorage, Alaska, July 15, 2013 Morning flights take the FEMA teams into the remote villages of the Yukon Territory and beyond after a severe flood impacted the State of Alaska. FEMA is responding and has teams in place working with the State of Alaska and the designated Native American tribes to help business owners and individuals recover form the effects of the disaster. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Patrick Air Force Base in Florida, a NASA plane is ready to take off on a hurricane relief flight to Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. Both Michoud and Stennis Space Center in Mississippi were effected by Hurricane Katrina. KSC is sending a helicopter with medical supplies and an Emergency Medical Technician to Stennis. A NASA plane is carrying medical supplies, food and chain saws, as well as a physician and two high voltage technicians to Michoud to ensure the facility can safely receive power when the main electricity grid comes online. KSC has sent a truck with 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel and three large generators a 1-megawatt generator, and 125- and 225-kilowatt generators. A 14-person security team is also going to Michoud to relieve the security professionals at that location.

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3DN-ST-89-10493. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's C-9 aircraft, also known as the Weightless Wonder VI, lands for refueling at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Texas on its way to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The C-9, normally used to train astronauts by simulating zero gravity, was used as the support aircraft on space shuttle Discovery's ferry flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California. Discovery landed at Edwards Sept. 11 concluding its STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle delivered more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station.

On Thursday 8th October 2020, Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, visits two defence companies essential to the economic fabric of the Brittany region. The Minister of the Armed Forces then visits SABENA TECHNICS, a company specialising in aeronautical maintenance, aircraft conversion and cabin fittings. Half of this company's turnover is in the military sector. SABENA TECHNICS will benefit from the government's aeronautics support plan with, in particular, the anticipation of the order for a light surveillance and intelligence aircraft (ALSR). Saint-Lunaire on 2020-10-08.Le jeudi 8 octobre 2020, Florence Parly, ministre des Armees, visite deux entreprises de defense essentielles au tissu economique de la region Bretagne. La ministre des Armées visite ensuite la societe SABENA TECHNICS, spécialisee dans la maintenance aeronautique, la transformation davions et laménagement des cabines. La moitie du chiffre daffaire de cette entreprise concerne lactivite militaire. SABENA

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Twin engine plane at the airshow, Mirabel, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Royal Thai Air Force Saab 340 during Exercise Cope Tiger 2017.

STS-132 LAUNCH L-2 SUITED STA'S WITH COMMANDER & PILOT

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A C-12 Huron airplane is parked on the ramp while a UH-72 Lakota helicopter taxis by at Cairns Army Airfield Jan. 31, 2024. The C-12 is assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, U.S. Army Reserve, and is stationed at Fort Novosel, Alabama, the home of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.

Small, twin-engined business jet taxiing on the runway of Mannheim Airport, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

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Mr. John King, RC-26 Program Aircraft Maintainer leans on a fire bottle during the final start up of the RC-26 Condor, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington January 6, 2023. The RC-26 program provided countless irreplaceable mission sets to the State of Washington over it's years in the unit.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrives in Houston, Texas on November 15, 2019.

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Two attendees sit in front of static displays at the Titans of Flight Air Expo, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 10, 2022. The airshow showcases more than 50 aerial demonstration performances and static aircraft displays.

Lt. Col. Rick Omang and 1 Lt. Gregory Ames, both of the 177th Airlift Squadron, pilot a C-21 aircraft as they maneuver down the taxiway prior to launch at Hector International Airport, Fargo, N.D., May 20. This is the first time that the North Dakota Air National Guard C-21s have deployed to southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Airmen will be supporting the mission in alternating shifts throughout the summer. The 119th Wing began flying the C-21s after the unit lost its 60-year fighter mission in January 2007.

A UC-12F King Air aircraft.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley are aboard Shuttle Training Aircraft to practice touch-and-go landings on the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The flight crew of four arrived aboard T-38 training jets to watch two historic milestones of NASA's Space Shuttle Program -- the final landing of shuttle Endeavour, which will bookend its STS-134 mission to the International Space Station, and the final rollout of their vehicle, space shuttle Atlantis, to Launch Pad 39A.STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of the shuttle program.

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Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-54. Hurricane Katrina

An air-to-air left side view of an 89th Military Airlift Wing C-12C Huron aircraft. State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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RC-26BPrimary function: Counterdrug. Speed: 288 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 57 ft.; length 59 ft. 4 in.; width 16 ft. 8 in. Range: 1,380 miles. Crew: Two.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from a plane at Miami International Airport after arriving on April 14, 2016, on a flight from Andrews Air Force Base to address Honors graduates and recruit potential State Department employees at Miami Dade College.

A right front view of an Air Force C-21A aircraft displayed on the flight line at a Department of Defense Joint Services Open House. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

C-20B/C/HPrimary function: Operational support airlift and special air missions. Speed: 576 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 77 ft. 10 in.; length C-20B 83 ft. 2 in.; C-20H 88 ft. 4 in.; height 24 ft. 6 in. Range: C-20B, 4,250 miles; C-20H, 4,850 miles. Crew: Five.

U.S. Army UC-35A Citation business jet in flight over Dresden, Germany.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the NASA Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility, the NASA aircraft filled with hurricane relief supplies is ready for takeoff. The plane is bound for Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, which suffered damage from Hurricane Katrina. The supplies included 10 boxes of load bus disconnects going to Michoud Assesmbly Facility near New Orleans and 17 boxes of personal hygiene items, along with boxes of clothing and water. Many Stennis and Michoud employees were rendered homeless by the hurricane. NASA centers have been generous with relief supplies and personnel. Stennis is in limited operations mode. Daily convoys have been moving between Stennis and Michould, transporting personnel and supplies as Michoud prepares to resume limited operations.

A right front view of a British Aerospace Jetstream 31 light commuter/executive transport aircraft, parked on the runway apron during Exercise Coronet Brave. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BRAVE Base: Raf Finningley Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

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Air Kenya plane on airstrip at Mount Kenya, Nyeri County, near Nanyuki, Kenya; Nanyuki, Nyeri County, Kenya

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A Shuttle Training Aircraft transporting the STS-127 astronaut crew from Houston arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. STS-127 crew arrived at Kennedy to get ready for launch on space shuttle Endeavour on June 13. The STS-127 mission is the final of three flights dedicated to the assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory complex on the International Space Station. Endeavour will deliver the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility, or JEM-EF, and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section, or ELM-ES, to the space station on STS-127.

DF-ST-86-09217. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A right front view of an Air Force C-22B aircraft displayed on the flight line at a Department of Defense Joint Services Open House. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Swedish Air Force VIP jet.

A Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 aircraft with registration VT-SDK at Stuttgart Airport (STR), Stuttgart, Germany, Europe

An air-to-air left side view of a C-20E Gulfstream III aircraft. The aircraft is based at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and is used by the Army for VIP transport. State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Turkish Air Force CN-235M-100 landing at Konya Air Base.

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