Research Flight Report


Project Name:   INTEX-B2 Flight Date:   5 May 2006
Aircraft:   C-130Q Project #:   146 Flight Hour Allocation:   80/93
Location:   Seattle, WA Duration:   18 April to 15 May 2006
PI:   Brune, et al. Pilot:   Boynton ADS:   Ta PM:   Romashkin


Flight #:   RF08 Flight Hrs:   8.8 Project Total:    

Data Start Time: 17:30:22 UTC Data End Time: 01:58:15 UTC

IRU Performance:   IRU Serial #:   176
Departure Coordinates: LAT:   N   47° 54.0' LON:   W  122° 16.8'
Time in NAV:   16:50    
Destination Coordinates: LAT:   N   47° 54.0' LON:   W  122° 16.8'
Destination Readout: LAT:   N   47° 53.1' LON:   W  122° 16.6'
Time OFF:   02:02    

LAT Error LON Error Nav TimeTHDG Dest. LAT ERROR
S 1.0' E  0.2' 9.20 hr    °    N   47° 54.0' 0.11 nmi/hr
  *  Drift in IRU position data beyond acceptable RAF specifications.

Technician Notes:
First flight started on APU.

Project Manager Notes:
Starting on engines.   APU down.
On start, CO lamp out.   Came back 30 min. into flight.
Data-to-ground problems continue:   First 30 minutes OK.   Then 3 hours bad.   Then came back and OK rest of flight.
DPT - DPB is showing a problem at start of flight:   slow response.
17:30:30 ... 01:57:00