Progressive Science Missions.ppt

Progressive Science Missions Overview of resources Schedule Data logging and communication Individual flight plans Joint flight plans Overview of resources New Particle Formation Denver U.- Kent State 32 hours DOCIMS – SrCu MMM-UCLA 27 hours / 19 sondes START – UTLS NCAR- UTLS 48 hours / 28 sondes Static pressure defect UC-Irwine 18 hours CHAPS – HIAPER NCAR-RAF 39 hours / 6 sondes TOTAL 164 hours / 53 sondes November – December 150 hours January 14 hours TOTAL FLIGHT DAYS November – December 25 days Flight hours per day (average) 6 hours Assuming 9-hours per flight, then fly 2/3 of all days (more than 3 days/week) Double crew etc. - Even so, we may not be able to fly all hours. Schedule and Issues (1) 14 Sep – 30 Sep Infrastructure test flights Schedule and Issues (2) 14 Sep – 30 Sep Infrastructure test flights HIAPER satcom capabilities We will be working on this during progressive science (was not part of a/c delivery) Plan to have IRC chat available We will be attempting ground data xfer Sftp/scp up also a possibility Use of satcom constrained by budget: 2Mbytes/hour Characterization of HIAPER in Progressive Science (CHAPS) CHAPS request through OFAP/NSF to provide familiarization and characterization of HIAPER systems. Flight Crew weather familiarization (Boynton) Dropsonde check out (Jensen, RTF staff) State Parameter Calibration and Characterization (Jensen, Schanot) Performance testing of inlets and exhaust system (Romashkin, Campos, Rogers). Testing of Aerosol and Trace Gas instruments (Rogers, Campos, Romashkin) Cabin leak testing and boundary layer characterization (Rogers, Campos) Priorities, Stith, PI Weather Familiarization Simulated T-Rex mission in mountain wave turbulence High altitude convective turbulence Sampling of modest convective cloud (e.g. smaller than thunderstorm, such as a Cu congestus) Differential GPS Purpose: To characterize the quality of static press