B-200 N529NA Science Modifications and Payload Accommodations

  • RSD Upgrades:
    • Applanix AVX210, FMS, Stormscope, EGPWS, research panels.
    • Wingtip Pylon.
    • STC Upgrades 2025: HALO 275 GVW Upgrade to 14k lbs, 5-blade Raisbeck Propellers, Raisbeck Strakes, High Flotation gear doors, Saddle tanks, Rasibeck Ram Air, Butterfield Anti-ice,AVCON portals, Norton Radome, ferry tanks
  • Seating for up to 4 experimenters
  • Two nadir ports with FOD shutters (29.5 x 29.5 in, 26.75 in x 22.5 in)
  • Aft riser in baggage compartment
  • Copilot pitot-static research connections (located adjacent to the aft riser)
  • Dropsonde capability through aft nadir portal
  • Lateral portals (2), replacing both windows in cargo compartment
  • Shutter control system
  • BK-7 optical glass panes
  • Overhead seat rail in cabin (right side)
  • Pressure domes (2) for aft nadir portal
  • Pylon beneath each wingtip (limit of 32 kg per pylon) Research power distribution system (4200 W) including
  • Research Interface Panels RSD
  • Load shed system and override system
  • Zenith aerosol inlet
  • Zenith portal forward of windshield (design available from UC-12B implementation)
  • HF radio (installed by Spirit Avionics)
  • Davtron M450 Precision Voltmeters
  • Stormscope
  • Internal Ferry Fuel Bladder Provisions
  • Flight Management System (FMS)
  • Researcher Cabin Intercom System
  • MD302 Standby Attitude Modules (SAM)
  • Automatic Dependent Surveillance- Broadcast (ADS-B)
  • Research GPS Antennas/Interface Panels
  • Cabin Headset Provisions
  • Ballast/payload rack in forward avionics bay
  • Iridium SATCOM text and voice
  • Overhead “Special Mission Research Panel” installed
  • USB charging systems in the cockpit and cabin
  • Instrument Panels for FMS/avionics
  • Automatic Flight Control System
  • Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS)
  • VOR/LOC Navigation System
  • TCAS System
  • Weather Radar
  • Air Driven Attitude Gyro

 

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