Global Hawk #871 09/10/13
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Aircraft:
Flight Number:
871-0090
Payload Configuration:
HS3 - TN871 2013 config
Nav Data Collected:
No
Total Flight Time:
4.6 hours
Comments:
About 35-40 minutes into the flight, one of four navigation units on TN871 failed. Under this circumstance, the Flight Operations Manual instructs the Pilots to land as soon as practical. The decision was made to burn off fuel for about 3 hours in the restricted area before landing. This is not considered an inflight emergency. Landing occurred without incident and the navigation unit has been replaced.
Submitted by:
Chris Naftel on 09/12/13
Flight Segments:
| From: | WFF | To: | WFF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start: | 09/10/13 13:58 Z | Finish: | 09/10/13 18:33 Z | ||
| Flight Time: | 4.6 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 13H010 | PI: | Marilyn Vasques | ||
| Funding Source: | Hal Maring - NASA - SMD - ESD Radiation Science Program | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
Flight Hour Summary:
| 13H010 | |
|---|---|
| Flight Hours Approved in SOFRS | 459.1 |
| Total Used | 272.4 |
| Total Remaining | 186.7 |
| 13H010 Flight Reports | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Flt # | Purpose of Flight | Duration | Running Total | Hours Remaining |
| 08/01/13 | 872-0111 | Check | 5 | 5 | 454.1 |
| 08/08/13 | 871-0087 | Check | 4.6 | 9.6 | 449.5 |
| 08/14/13 | 871-0088 | Ferry | 10.8 | 20.4 | 438.7 |
| 08/16/13 | 872-0112 | Ferry | 10.2 | 30.6 | 428.5 |
| 08/20/13 - 08/21/13 | 872-0113 | Science | 25.1 | 55.7 | 403.4 |
| 08/24/13 - 08/25/13 | 872-0114 | Science | 24.6 | 80.3 | 378.8 |
| 08/29/13 - 08/30/13 | 872-0115 | Science | 22.6 | 102.9 | 356.2 |
| 09/03/13 - 09/04/13 | 871-0089 | Science | 23.2 | 126.1 | 333 |
| 09/04/13 - 09/05/13 | 872-0116 | Science | 22.9 | 149 | 310.1 |
| 09/07/13 - 09/08/13 | 872-0117 | Science | 23.2 | 172.2 | 286.9 |
| 09/10/13 | 871-0090 | Science | 4.6 | 176.8 | 282.3 |
| 09/15/13 - 09/16/13 | 871-0091 | Science | 22.9 | 199.7 | 259.4 |
| 09/16/13 - 09/17/13 | 872-0118 | Science | 20.6 | 220.3 | 238.8 |
| 09/17/13 | 871-0092 | Science | 4.5 | 224.8 | 234.3 |
| 09/19/13 - 09/20/13 | 872-0119 | Science | 22.7 | 247.5 | 211.6 |
| 09/25/13 - 09/26/13 | 871-0093 | Science | 15.1 | 262.6 | 196.5 |
| 09/26/13 | 872-0120 | Ferry | 9.8 | 272.4 | 186.7 |
Flight Reports began being entered into this system as of 2012 flights. If there were flights flown under an earlier log number the flight reports are not available online.
Related Science Report:
HS3 - Global Hawk #871 09/10/13 Science Report
Mission:
HS3
Mission Summary:
This was an attempted flight to sample Tropical Storm Gabrielle after its reformation into a named storm. However, the flight was scrubbed and the airplane returned to Wallops due to a navigation unit failure before the aircraft was able to do any science on station.
Submitted by:
Scott Braun on 09/18/13