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 The PK-4 parabolic flight setup during integration phase. |
 The size is app. 2x1x1m3. In the final stage its weight is around 350 kg. |
 The PK-4 PF setup with closed front panels where the computer screens are attached. |
 The Labview control panel for all settings during the parabolic flights. |
 PK-4 with DC discharge switched on. The central 'tower' is the turbo pump. |
 The camera (left) looking into the plasma. It can be moved along the whole PK-4 tube. |
 So, PK-4 is ready to board the Airbus A300 Zero-G in Bordeaux-Merignac in October 2003! |
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