M-55 Geophysica takes off from Kathmandu Airport
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M-55 Geophysica takes off from Kathmandu Airport

by Anneke Batenburg

High-altitude research aircraft Myasishchev M-55 Geophysica takes off from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) in Kathmandu , Nepal, for an atmospheric research flight in the UT/LS during the Monsoon season. This flight took place during the main campaign phase of the StratoClim project (http://www.stratoclim.org/)