Global Hawk #872 09/16/13 - 09/17/13
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Aircraft:
Flight Number:
872-0118
Payload Configuration:
HS3 - TN872 2013 configuration
Nav Data Collected:
No
Total Flight Time:
20.6 hours
Submitted by:
Chris Naftel on 09/17/13
Flight Segments:
| From: | WFF | To: | WFF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start: | 09/16/13 14:41 Z | Finish: | 09/17/13 11:14 Z | ||
| Flight Time: | 20.6 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 13H010 | PI: | Marilyn Vasques | ||
| Funding Source: | Hal Maring - NASA - SMD - ESD Radiation Science Program | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
| Comments: | During the flight to Tropical Storm Humberto, 67 sondes were deployed. The aircraft landed with a green board. | ||||
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 09/16/13 - 09/17/13 Science Report
Mission:
HS3
Mission Summary:
This flight was our only flight to Tropical Storm Humberto. Humberto had earlier been a hurricane and then had dissipated, but had reformed into a tropical storm the morning of the flight. A follow-up AV1 flight (Sept. 17) had to be cancelled due to a navigation unit failure.
Submitted by:
Scott Braun on 09/18/13