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Alpha Jet
The Alpha Jet is a modified tactical strike fighter developed by Dassault-Breguet and Dornier through a German-French NATO collaboration (DO-AJET). The aircraft is owned and operated by H211, LLC and is based at and operated from Moffett Field, CA under a Space Act Agreement with NASA Ames Research Center. The aircraft operates under an FAA Experimental Certificate of Airworthiness, has updated avionics as well as a payload management and control system. The primary payload compartments are re-purposed wing pod fuel tanks.