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ER-2 - AFRC #809 01/18/20
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Aircraft:
Flight Number:
20-9033
Payload Configuration:
EXRAD, AMPR, LIP, HIWRAP, CRS, CPL, COSMIR, MVIS (Camera and Computer)
Nav Data Collected:
Yes
Total Flight Time:
3.8 hours
Comments:
Takeoff time was 1215L and landed at 1606L. This was the first science flight from Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, GA for the IMPACTS campaign. There were no instrument issues, and pilot performed roll calibration maneuver for radar instruments on return to Hunter (2013Z-2014Z). Pilot reported clouds through the flight and occasional turbulence. Pilot also reported aircraft issue enroute to weather target and had to RTB. Tim Williams was the pilot.
Submitted by:
Fran Becker on 01/18/20
Flight Segments:
| From: | SVN | To: | SVN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start: | 01/18/20 17:15 Z | Finish: | 01/18/20 21:05 Z | ||
| Flight Time: | 3.8 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 202004 | PI: | Gerald Heymsfield | ||
| Funding Source: | Barry Lefer - NASA - SMD - ESD Earth Venture Suborbital-3 Program | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
| Miles Flown: | 1444 miles | ||||
Flight Hour Summary:
| 202004 | |
|---|---|
| Flight Hours Approved in SOFRS | 100 |
| Total Used | 62.6 |
| Total Remaining | 37.4 |
| 202004 Flight Reports | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Flt # | Purpose of Flight | Duration | Running Total | Hours Remaining | Miles Flown |
| 12/16/19 | 20-9025 | Check | 2.9 | 2.9 | 97.1 | 969 |
| 01/15/20 | 20-9032 | Science | 5.1 | 8 | 92 | 1940 |
| 01/18/20 | 20-9033 | Science | 3.8 | 11.8 | 88.2 | 1444 |
| 01/25/20 - 01/26/20 | 20-9034 | Science | 7.6 | 19.4 | 80.6 | 2888 |
| 02/01/20 | 20-9035 | Science | 6 | 25.4 | 74.6 | 2280 |
| 02/05/20 - 02/06/20 | 20-9036 | Science | 6.6 | 32 | 68 | 2508 |
| 02/07/20 | 20-9037 | Science | 6.8 | 38.8 | 61.2 | 2584 |
| 02/23/20 | 20-9038 | Science | 2.6 | 41.4 | 58.6 | 779 |
| 02/25/20 | 20-9040 | Science | 7.8 | 49.2 | 50.8 | 1610 |
| 02/27/20 | 20-9041 | Science | 8 | 57.2 | 42.8 | 1980 |
| 03/02/20 | 20-9042 | Ferry | 5.4 | 62.6 | 37.4 | 1996 |
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