Project #2005-304 RAINEX
NRL P-3 Orion
RAF Daily Activity Sheet
| Project Name: RAINEX | Flight Date: 17 August 2005 | |
| Aircraft: NRL P-3 | Project #: 304 | Flight Hour Allocation: 100 |
| Location: Tampa, FL | PI: Houze, et al. | Duration: 15 August - 2 October 2005 |
| Pilot: ? | ADS: Kurt Zrubek | PM: Romashkin |
| Research Flight #: TF05 | Flight Hrs: | Project Total: |
| Data Start Time: 17:23:47 UTC | Data End Time: 21:58:34 UTC |
| IRU Performance: | IRU Serial #: 432? | |
| Departure Coordinates (PIE/MCF *): | LAT: N 27° 54.5' | LON: W 82° 41.1' |
| Time in NAV: 13:20 EDT | ||
| Destination Coordinates (PIE/MCF *): | LAT: N 27° 54.5' | LON: W 82° 41.1' |
| Destination Readout: | LAT: N 27° 50.6' * | LON: W 82° 41.7' * |
| Time OFF: 18:32 EDT |
| LAT Error | LON Error | Nav TimeTHDG | Dest. LAT | ERROR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 3.9' | W 0.6' | 5.20 hr | N/A | N 27° 50.9' | 0.75 nmi/hr |
| * IRU initialized for wrong airport (PIE instead of MCF). IRU drift calculation based on the incorrect coordinates (PIE). | |||||
Technician Notes:
Intercomparison
About three Iridium power dropouts
About 20-min A/F landing, lightning on field could not approach ramp; therefore, INS shut down about 1/2 hour A/F landing
Project Manager Notes:
geopolitical map: /jnet/local/proj/304/regions