Throughout its history NASA has used several different types of aircraft on a permanent, semi-permanent, or short-term basis. These aircraft are usually surplus, but in a few cases are newly built, military aircraft.

Current aircraft Aircraft Number in service Introduced Research Center Aero Spacelines Super Guppy Johnson Space Center Aeromot TG-14 Armstrong Flight Research Center Airbus H135 Kennedy Space Center Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Armstrong Flight Research Center (1), Glenn Research Center (2) Beechcraft B-200 Armstrong Flight Research Center (1), Langley Research Center (2) Cirrus SR22 Langley Research Center Columbia LC-40 Langley Research Center DHC-6 Twin Otter Glenn Research Center Dassault Falcon HU-25 Guardian Langley Research Center Gulfstream C-20A Armstrong Flight Research Center Gulfstream III Armstrong Flight Research Center (2), Langley Research Center (1), Johnson Space Center (1) Gulfstream V Johnson Space Center Lockheed C-130 Hercules Wallops Flight Facility Lockheed P-3 Orion Wallops Flight Facility Lockheed ER-2 Armstrong Flight Research Center Martin WB-57 Canberra Johnson Space Center McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Armstrong Flight Research Center McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Armstrong Flight Research Center Northrop T-38 Talon Johnson Space Center

Aircraft