TABLE 1

T-28 Operational Summary by Years

Year

Project

Project 
Days

Flight 
Hrs*

Research Flts

Storm 
Pens

1970

1. NECHE

12

25.6

3

15

 

2. HS Models

--

--

1

5

1972

NHRE

68

69.4

19

83

1973

NHRE

76

44.9

9

27

1975

NHRE

25

48.4

10

48

1976

NHRE

76

57.2

14

60

1978

1. CSD

44

36.2

9

63

 

2. TRIP

14

33.3

4

45

1979

SESAME

59

78.6

13

76

1980

Oklahoma

7

10.7

2

8

1981

CCOPE

51

78.6

15

66

1982

Grossversuch

14

50.2

2

9

1983

Grossversuch

35

31.4

8

47

1984

MAYPOLE II

30

32.3

8

39

1985

Alberta

41

27.1

6

21

1986

COHMEX

51

39.7

13

74

1987

ND Fed/State

28

27.5

6

41

1989

1. PACE

21

23.0

3

21

 

2. NDTP

42

27.8

7

33

1990

New Mexico

5

17.9

3

--

1991

  1. COPS-91
  2. CaPE

31
42

31.7
69.6

9
19

65
259

1992

RAPS-92

13

18.5

5

35

1993

NDTE

42

41.7

14

153

1994

1. Hydrometeor Verification

28

18.4

5

32

 

2. TEXARC

30

28.2

9

91

1994-95

MOLAS

--

10.2

--

--

1995

Hydrometeor Verif.

41

35.8

11

102

1995-96

MOLAS

--

9.8

--

--

1996-97

MOLAS

__

16.6

__

 

1997

SPTVAR Intercomparison

11

20.7

5

5

1997-98

MOLAS

1

6.3

1

__

1998

Instrument Test with CHILL

17

12.7

6

18

1999

TCAD

26

31.3

14

62

2000

STEPS**

49

30

13

91

2001

Local Instrument Tests

--

18.4

-- --

2002

CHILL-TEX

18

16.4

3

4

2003

JPOLE + CHILL-Tex

47

45.4

13

75

 

TOTAL

1095

1222

282

1773

*Includes all flights (ferry, test, flyby, etc.) 

**Portion of 2000 flight hour total accounted for by test flight and ferry time is estimated.