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Global Hawk #872 09/19/13 - 09/20/13
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Aircraft:
Flight Number:
872-0119
Payload Configuration:
HS3 - TN872 2013 configuration
Nav Data Collected:
No
Total Flight Time:
22.7 hours
Submitted by:
Chris Naftel on 09/20/13
Flight Segments:
| From: | WFF | To: | wff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start: | 09/19/13 12:10 Z | Finish: | 09/20/13 10:53 Z | ||
| Flight Time: | 22.7 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 13H010 | PI: | Marilyn Vasques | ||
| Funding Source: | Hal Maring - NASA - SMD - ESD Radiation Science Program | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
| Comments: | During this mission to the Gulf of Mexico, 88 sondes were deployed, which is a new record and the maximum capacity of the dispenser. All science instruments operated nominally, as well as the aircraft. | ||||
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 09/19/13 - 09/20/13 Science Report
Mission:
HS3
Mission Summary:
This was a flight to sample the environment of Invest 95L, which at the time of takeoff had a 70% chance of tropical cyclone formation, although it ultimately failed to form. It was a good non-development case study.
Submitted by:
Scott Braun on 09/21/13