P-3 Science Modifications and Payload Accommodations

  • One 16” aperture zenith instrument port
  • One zenith radiometer boat capable of holding 2 radiometers or other similar sized instruments
  • One 3” zenith radiometer or other similar sized instrument port
  • One zenith KT-19 port
  • One modifiable zenith Flight Engineer Hatch to support aerosol or radiometer instruments
  • Various GPS antenna locations with splitters for instrument use
  • Dropsonde delivery tube
  • Free fall tube
  • Pressurized sonobuoy launch tube
  • 7 window ports for instrument and probe mounting (4 P-3 bubble windows and 3 DC-8 style windows)
  • Modifiable nose radome and tailcone to support instrument installations
    • Nose radomes and tailcones available with existing side looking 2.5” dia. ports
  • Opening/closing bomb bay doors to support aerial deployments of instruments
  • Unpressurized bomb bay instrument fairing (2 large nadir ports, 1 small nadir port, 6 oblique ports)
  • 3 fuselage nadir instrument ports
    • All nadir ports have seat track mounts on either side of each port
    • Nadir #1 and Nadir #2 aperture plugs are interchangeable
  • Off nadir side looking port with motorized door (located between Nadir #1 and Nadir #2)
  • 10 wing pylon instrument mounts
  • ~20 racks (10 double style racks) and ~30 instruments typically accommodated
  • Standard equipment 19-inch racks available
  • Optical windows available
  • Air and aerosol sampling probes available
  • 115V 60Hz and 400Hz power along with 28VDC power to experimenter stations and port locations
  • Seating up to 24 experimenters and flight crew
  • Airborne Science Data System data stream available at each experimenter station (GPS, timing, aircraft rates, airspeeds, met data, etc.):.
    • Facility installation of a high precision EGI, the LN-251
    • Facility installation of a fast response TAT probe
    • Facility installation of a 3-Stage dewpoint Hygrometer
    • Facility installation of a downward looking KT-19
    • Facility 4K forward and Nadir Cameras.
    • Onboard Wifi network for access to instruments and situational awareness tools in flight.
    • INMARSAT and CERTUS SATCOM systems.
    • VOIP phone service for in-flight calling to the ground
    • Satellite based air to ground and air to air text messaging and data transfer
    • Surface vessel AIS data available to experimenters (requires reactivation)
  • Integrated flight station and cabin intercom system
  • Dedicated flight station Iridium phone
  • USB power ports in flight station and cabin
  • Lavatory and galley available to experimenters
  • Carry a total of 18,000lbs of payload

 

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