Project #1999-102 INDOEX
NSF/NCAR EC-130Q Hercules
Research Flight Report
| Aircraft: N130AR | Date: 24 February 1999 | J/D: | |||||||||||||||||
| Project No.: 1999-102 | Title: INDOEX | Flight No.: RF04 | Data Type: | ||||||||||||||||
| Pilot: Boynton | Co-Pilot: Genzlinger | F/E: Ringleman | P/M: Friesen | ||||||||||||||||
| Observer(s): Zrubek | Crutzen | P/I: Ramanathan | |||||||||||||||||
| Tape No. |
Start Time |
End Time |
Elapsed Time |
Comments | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | R1322 | 02:34:10 | 11:41:25 | 9:07:06 | Disk D | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | : : | : : | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. | : : | : : | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. | : : | : : | |||||||||||||||||
Input Tape Discrepancies:
| Calibration Maneuvers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||||
| Rvrs. Hdg. | : : | : : | ||||||
| Pitch | : : | : : | ||||||
| Yaw | : : | : : | ||||||
| Speed Var. | : : | : : | ||||||
| Block Out | 02:33 |
| Block In | 11:44 |
| Flight Hours W/Minutes | 9:11 |
| Flight Hours W/Tenths | 9.2 |
| Departure Ramp Coordinates | ID | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 04° 11.4' | E | 73° 31.7' | VRMM |
| S | W | |||
| Destination Ramp Coordinates | ID | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 04° 11.4' | E | 73° 31.7' | VRMM |
| S | W | |||
| Mode | Time |
|---|---|
| Align | 01:22 |
| Ready Nav | 01:26 |
| Nav | 02:26 |
| Off | 11:45 |
| Time in Nav | 9:19 |
| Time in Nav | 9.3 |
| IRU Serial No. | Nav | IRU Destination Readout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 04° 12.1' | E | 73° 32.7' | ||
| S | W | ||||
| IRU Serial No. | Res | IRU Destination Readout | |||
| N | ° ' | E | ° ' | ||
| S | W | ||||
| Alignment True Hdg. | Nav | Terminal Error | Nav | Position Error | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180° | N | 0.7' | E | 1.0' | 0.13 (NM/Hr) | ||
| S | W | ||||||
| Alignment True Hdg. | Res | Terminal Error | Res | Position Error | |||
| N | E | (NM/Hr) | |||||
| S | W | ||||||
| Brief Summary of the Mission: |
|---|
| Gradient flight --> 10° S |
| Problems | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operations | Instrumentation | |
| a) Pre-launch | ||
| b) Operations | ||
| c) Discrepancies | PLWC N.G. Gerber not on FSSP-100 Left? CN has spikes | |