This document provides a summary of the long range plans for the Research Aviation Facility (RAF). It includes detailed descriptions of research aircraft; staff; future needs; research directions in air chemistry, boundary layer and middle and upper tropospheric exchange, winter storms, convectiv... Show moreThis document provides a summary of the long range plans for the Research Aviation Facility (RAF). It includes detailed descriptions of research aircraft; staff; future needs; research directions in air chemistry, boundary layer and middle and upper tropospheric exchange, winter storms, convective storm and mesoscale storm studies, weather modification, and climate; research programs requiring aircraft support; and decision points on aircraft and aircraft system development. Show less