Project #2002-112 IDEAS Phase 2

Instrument Development and Education in Airborne Science

J. Stith, et al.

NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR)

C-130Q - Basic RAF IDEAS-2 Instrument Configuration 1/17/03

RAF-Supplied Instrumentation:

  1. Airborne Data System
    1. Acquisition: C-130 ADS2 (Motorola 68040 based)
      NCAR Distributed Sampling Modules (4 units), one in each wing pod and two in cabin
    2. Operator Station
      • Intel L440GX+ Motherboard with 2 Pentium III-500 CPUs, 512 MB Memory, Redhat Linux 7.2 OS
      • 9GB Disk Storage with RAID-1
      • General Digital 17-inch 1280x1024 TFT Flat Panel Color Monitor
      • IBM-DRHS36D 36GB Removable Disk Drives In Kingston Carriers (2 units)
      • UPS
    3. Data Display/Distribution
      • NCAR/RAF "WINDS" real-time display package
      • ASCII serial data feed available to users via network link
    4. Aft User Displays (4)
      • Dell Latitude Pentium III-850 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 15" Display (Clyde)
      • Dell Latitude Pentium II-300 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display (Grendel)
      • Dell Latitude Pentium MMX-266 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display (Agave)
      • Dell Latitude Pentium MMX-233 Laptop (1), Linux OS, 13" Display (Nuvola)
      • Lexmark Optra Color 45 Inkjet Printer
    5. Flight Deck Display
      • Dell Latitude Pentium III-850 Laptop, Linux OS, 15" Display (Bonnie)
      • Lexmark Optra Color 45 Inkjet Printer

  2. Aircraft Position, Velocity and Attitude
    1. Honeywell Model HG1095-AC03 Laseref SM Inertial Reference System (Research)
    2. Trimble TANS III Global Positioning System (GPS)

  3. Dynamic Pressures
    1. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Radome (QCR)
    2. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Fuselage Pitot (QCF)
    3. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - RightFuselage Pitot (QCFR)

  4. Static Pressures
    1. Rosemount Model 1501 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFD)
    2. Ruska Model 7885 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFRD, PSFC)
    3. Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer - Cabin (PCAB)

  5. Temperatures
    1. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor, Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Starboard Radome Mount (TTRR)
    2. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor, Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Port Radome Mount (TTRL)
    3. Rosemount Type 102E Deiced Sensor, Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Left Inboard Wing Access Plate (TTWH)
    4. OPHIR-III Radiometric Near-field Temperature Sensor - Starboard Wing Pod Mount (OAT)

  6. Flow Angle Sensors, Radome
    1. Attack - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (ADIFR)
    2. Sideslip - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (BDIFR)

  7. Dew Point and Humidity
    1. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPT)
    2. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPB)
    3. SpectraSensors Open Path TDL Hygrometer - Starboard Wing Pod Mount (MRLHS)
    4. NCAR Model LA-3 Crossflow Lyman-alpha Hygrometer - Port Radome Mount (VLA)

  8. Radiation Fluxes
    1. Visible Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model PSP Pyranometers - 2 units
      • Upward looking (SWT)
      • Downward looking (SWB)
      Multipurpose Radiometer Housings
    2. Ultraviolet Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model TUVR Pyranometers - 2 units
      • Upward looking (UVT)
      • Downward looking (UVB)
      Multipurpose Radiometer Housings
    3. Infrared Radiation - RAF-Modified Eppley Model PIR Pyrgeometers - 2 units
      • Upward looking (IRT)
      • Downward looking (IRB)
      Multipurpose Radiometer Housings
    4. Remote Surface Temperature - Heimann Model KT19.85 Radiometer - 2 units:
      Downward looking (RSTB, RSTB1)
    5. Remote Sky Temperature - Heimann Model KT19.85 Radiometer
      Upward looking (RSTT)

  9. Cloud Physics
    1. Rosemount Model 871FA Icing Rate Detector - Right Inboard Wing Access Plate (RICE)
    2. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Left Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC)
    3. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Right Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC1)
    4. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-200 - Left Wing Inboard
      Size Distribution: 0.12 to 3.12 µm
    5. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-100 - Right Wing Inboard
      Size Distribution, 3 - 45 µm
    6. Particle Measuring Systems Model 2D-C - Right Wing Inboard
      Size Distribution, 25 to 800 µm
    7. Particle Measuring Systems Model 260X - Right Wing Outboard
      Size Distribution, 50 to 640 µm
    8. Gerber PVM-100 Liquid Water Probe - Left Wing Pod Outboard (XGLWC)
    9. TSI Model 3760 CN Counter - Separation inlet (CONCN)
      Size Distribution, 0.01 to 3 µm

  10. Geometric Altitude
    1. 0 to 1,500 m AGL (HGM)
    2. Stewart-Warner Model APN-232(v) - Fuselage Mount (HGM232)
      0 to 15,000 m AGL

  11. Chemistry
    1. TECO Slow-Response Ozone Analyzer (TEO3C)
    2. CMDL Whole Air Sampler
    3. RAF ROXAN Oxygen Analyzer

  12. Special Request Instruments
    1. Nevzorov Dual-Channel Total Water Sensor - Right Side Fuselage Mount
    2. RAF RDMA Radial Differential Mobility Analyzer - RAF Small Community Aerosol Inlet (SCAI)
    3. SPEC Scientific CPI Cloud Particle Imager - Right Pod Inboard Mount
      Size Distribution, 0.3 - 20 µm
    4. Climet Aerosol Particle Analyzer - RAF SCAI Aerosol Inlet / Aft-Facing Inlet
    5. RAF Multi-Channel Cloud Radiometer - Cabin Mount, Down-Looking
    6. Radiance Research Model M903 Nephelometers (2) - RAF SCAI Aerosol Inlet / Aft-Facing Inlet
    7. NCAR Model LA-3 Stub Lyman-alpha Hygrometer (New component tests) - Left Radome Mount (VLA)
    8. RAF Rosemount 858 Gust Probe - Left & Right Fuselage Mount
    9. NCAR AIMR Microwave Radiometer
    10. SPEC Scientific HVPS Particle Sampler - Left Pod Inboard Mount
      Size Distribution, 100 to 3200 µm

  13. Photography
    1. Sony XC-999 SVHS Color Camera with JVC Model HR-S4700U Super VHS Recorder (3 pair)
      • Forward Facing, Cockpit Mount
      • Side Looking
      • Downward Looking
    2. Horita GPS Video Titler
    3. RAF Digital Camera - Downward looking, Cabin Mount

  14. User-Supplied Instrumentation
    1. DMT Total Water Sensor - Right Wing Pod Mount
    2. CSIRO Giant Nuclei Impactor - Left Fuselage Mount
    3. RAP CCN Counter - Left Fuselage, Aft-Facing Inlet
    4. RAP TEM Filter Pack System - Left Fuselage Inlet
    5. DRI Cloud Scopes (2) - Right Wing Pod Mount, Right Inboard Wing-Tip Mount
    6. ACD Fast Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer - Specialized Inlet, Right Fuselage Mount

Last update: Tue Mar 4 14:16:00 MST 2003