Project #2003-113 IDEAS Phase 3

Instrument Development and Education in Airborne Science

J. Stith, et al.

NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR)

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C-130Q - Basic RAF Instrument Configuration 10/07/2003

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. Garmin GPS16 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)
   4. Paroscientific Model 1000 Pressure Transducer
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)
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. Standard 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 2D-P - Left Wing Inboard
      Size Distribution, 200 to 6400 µm
   5. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-100 - Left Pod Outboard
      Size Distribution, 3 to 45 µm
   6. Particle Measuring Systems Model 2D-C - Left Wing Outboard
      Size Distribution, 25 to 800 µm
   7. Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-100 (Modified) - Left Pod Center
      Size Distribution, 3 to 45 µm
   8. TSI Model 3760 CN Counter - Separation Inlet (CONCN)
      Size Distribution, 0.01 to 3 µm
10. Geometric Altitude
    1. Stewart-Warner Model APN-232(v) - Fuselage Mount
       0 to 1,500 m AGL (HGM)
       0 to 15,000 m AGL (HGM232)
11. Chemistry
    1. TECO Slow-Response Ozone Analyzer (TEO3C)
    2. NCAR High Precision Carbon Dioxide Analyzer (IR - CO₂)
12. Special-Request Instruments
    1. Nevzorov Dual-Channel Total Water Sensor - Right Side R2 Fuselage Mount
    2. RAF RDMA Radial Differential Mobility Analyzer Rack - RAF Small Community Aerosol Inlet (SCAI) R1 Mount
    3. SPEC CPI Cloud Particle Imager - Right Pod Inboard Mount
    4. Climet Aerosol Particle Analyzer - RAF SCAI Aerosol Inlet / Aft-Facing Inlet
    5. RAF Multi-Channel Cloud Radiometer - Right Pod Mount, Down-Looking
    6. RAF Rosemount 858 Gust Probe - Belly Mount
    7. NCAR Airborne Imaging Microwave Radiometer (AIMR)
    8. SPEC Scientific HVPS Particle Sampler - Right Pod Outboard Mount
       Size Distribution, 100 to 3200 µm
    9. RAF CVI Droplet Nuclei Analyzer - Left Side L1 Fuselage Mount
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 - Cabin Mount, Down-Looking

User-Supplied Instrumentation :

1. DRI Large Cloud Scope with Small T-probe - Right Wing Inboard Mount
2. DRI Standard Cloud Scope - Right Wing Outboard Mount
3. Shaw Holographic Camera - Right Pod Center Mount
4. CSU Ice Nuclei System - RAF Small Community Aerosol Inlet (SCAI) R1 Mount
5. CU NO-NOX Analyzer - Belly inlet
6. Texas A&M Aerosol Systems- RAF Small Community Aerosol Inlet (SCAI) R1 Mount