B-200 (UC-12B) - LARC 04/02/21
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Aircraft:
Flight Number:
Activate Flight 51 (Researcher #60) (Update each flight)
Payload Configuration:
HSRL II/RSP
Nav Data Collected:
No
Total Flight Time:
4.7 hours
Submitted by:
Mark Sandeen on 04/03/21
Flight Segments:
| From: | KLFI | To: | KLFI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start: | 04/02/21 17:25 Z | Finish: | 04/02/21 21:07 Z | ||
| Flight Time: | 4.7 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 21B005 | PI: | Armin Sorooshian | ||
| Funding Source: | Barry Lefer - NASA - SMD - ESD Earth Venture Suborbital-3 Program | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
| Miles Flown: | 710 miles | ||||
| Comments: | Science flight for the UC-12 in support of ACTIVATE Campaign #3, conducted cooperatively with the HU-25. Departed Rwy26 to ECG climbing to 4k ft MSL, followed by left turn to climb to FL270. Research profiles conducted from KLFI-ECG-OXANA-3245N/07145W-OXANA-ECG-KLFI. Winds at altitude varied, but were generally 80-100 from the SSW, so primarily a crosswind during overwater portions, with lighter winds observed near the coast. UC-12 remained clear of clouds for the entire flight, except for a short transit near clouds at about 5,000 ft during the RTB portion just past KECG. HU-25 was generally within 10 nm during the sortie, and HU-25 performed all turns to keep the aircraft near each other due to the higher TAS of the HU-25. All objectives were achieved except for the RNP. The RNP was degraded and not functioning for most of the flight, and chat did not function for the majority of the flight. QNC attempted to troubleshoot the system, but was unable to fix the RNP. Pending post-flight data analysis, problems will be determined and the quality of the additional data will be analyzed. 8-9 dropsondes were released during the flight. Pilots: Jamison/Sandeen QNCs: Seaman | ||||
Flight Hour Summary:
| 21B005 | |
|---|---|
| Flight Hours Approved in SOFRS | 200 |
| Total Used | 69.5 |
| Total Remaining | 130.5 |
| 21B005 Flight Reports | ||||||
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| Date | Flt # | Purpose of Flight | Duration | Running Total | Hours Remaining | Miles Flown |
| 01/20/21 | Activate Flight 33 | Science | 3 | 3 | 197 | 600 |
| 01/29/21 | Activate Flight 34 | Science | 3 | 6 | 194 | 700 |
| 02/03/21 | Activate Flight 35 | Science | 3.3 | 9.3 | 190.7 | 700 |
| 02/10/21 | Activate Flight 36 | Science | 3.7 | 13 | 187 | 670 |
| 02/20/21 | Activate Flight 37 (Researcher #46) | Science | 3.3 | 16.3 | 183.7 | 600 |
| 02/21/21 | Activate Flight 38 (Researcher #47) | Science | 4 | 20.3 | 179.7 | 650 |
| 03/04/21 | Activate Flight 39 (Researcher #48) | Science | 3.1 | 23.4 | 176.6 | 620 |
| 03/05/21 | Activate Flight 40 (Researcher #49) | Science | 3.5 | 26.9 | 173.1 | 706 |
| 03/05/21 | Activate Flight 41(Researcher #50) | Science | 3.3 | 30.2 | 169.8 | 650 |
| 03/08/21 | Activate Flight 42(Researcher #51) | Science | 3.3 | 33.5 | 166.5 | 680 |
| 03/09/21 | Activate Flight 43(Researcher #52) | Science | 3.4 | 36.9 | 163.1 | 708 |
| 03/12/21 | Activate Flight 44/45(Researcher #53/54) | Science | 3.4 | 40.3 | 159.7 | 700 |
| 03/12/21 | Activate Flight 44/45(Researcher #53/54) | Science | 3.5 | 43.8 | 156.2 | 700 |
| 03/20/21 | Activate Flight 46 (Researcher #55) | Science | 3.4 | 47.2 | 152.8 | 705 |
| 03/23/21 | Activate Flight 47 (Researcher #56) | Science | 4.1 | 51.3 | 148.7 | 704 |
| 03/29/21 | Activate Flight 48 (Researcher #57) (Update each flight) | Science | 3.9 | 55.2 | 144.8 | 767 |
| 03/30/21 | Activate Flight 49 (Researcher #58) (Update each flight) | Science | 3.4 | 58.6 | 141.4 | 712 |
| 03/30/21 | Activate Flight 50 (Researcher #59) (Update each flight) | Science | 3.6 | 62.2 | 137.8 | 797 |
| 04/02/21 | Activate Flight 51 (Researcher #60) (Update each flight) | Science | 2.6 | 64.8 | 135.2 | 710 |
| 04/02/21 | Activate Flight 51 (Researcher #60) (Update each flight) | Science | 4.7 | 69.5 | 130.5 | 710 |
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