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Global Hawk #872 08/29/13 - 08/30/13
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Aircraft:
Flight Number:
872-0115
Payload Configuration:
HS3 - TN872 2013 configuration
Nav Data Collected:
No
Total Flight Time:
22.6 hours
Submitted by:
Chris Naftel on 08/31/13
Flight Segments:
| From: | WFF | To: | WFF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start: | 08/29/13 12:59 Z | Finish: | 08/30/13 11:34 Z | ||
| Flight Time: | 22.6 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 13H010 | PI: | Marilyn Vasques | ||
| Funding Source: | Hal Maring - NASA - SMD - ESD Radiation Science Program | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
| Comments: | The flight was delayed about 2 hours due to weather and a takeoff abort. During the flight to 25L, 72 sondes were deployed. The aircraft landed with a green board and all three instrument teams reported good data from their instruments. | ||||
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 | Miles Flown |
| 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 #872 08/29/13 - 08/30/13 Science Report
Mission:
HS3
Mission Summary:
Investigation into the wave disturbance known as Pouch 25L, a precursor to Tropical Storm Gabrielle
Submitted by:
Scott Braun on 09/11/13