HIAPER Projected Development & Upgrade Schedule
(Ongoing schedule adjustments are expected to accomodate future field deployments and potential funding limitations.)




Interval
Task / Capability / Instrumentation




18-Feb-05 to 9-Sep-05
Critical Infrastructure Upload & Testing


Static Pressure (1) - High Rate Turbulence - HRT (25 sps)
Ambient Temperature (4) - Low Rate - LRT (1 sps)
Tropospheric Humidity (2) - LRT
Dynamic Pressure (2) - HRT


Differential Pressure (2) - HRT
Position - IRS / GPS - HRT (10 sps)
Aircraft Attitude - IRS - HRT
Aircraft Ground Speed - IRS / GPS - HRT (10 sps)

Aircraft Altitude - GPS / PALT - LRT


3-D Wind Fields - HRT / clear air



29-Sep-05 to 17-Nov-05
Progressive Science Upload Period

"in-cabin" Community Exhaust


Simple Inlets (2) for Aerosols & Nonreactive Trace Gases

Dropsondes (4-channel receiver)

CN Concentrations - HRT


Differential GPS - HRT (10 sps)


Campos Chemistry - CO / CO2 - LRT

Stratospheric Humidity - LRT

Cabin Pressure - LRT




18-Nov-05 to 23-Dec-05
Progressive Science Research / Test Flights


Trailing Cone Reference Checks


Flow Mapping @ std apertures




15-Jan-06 to 28-Feb-06
T-REX Field Project - Upload, Test, Certification
1-Mar-06 to 12-May-06
T-REX Field Project - Flight Operations & Post Activities




15-May-06 to 23-Jun-06
(tentative schedule)

Gulfstream Warranty Work - Savannah, GA








26-Jun-06 to 20-Oct-06 *
(* tied to TTL-Chem Field Project)

1st Infrastructure Upgrade Package
Aircraft Unavailable



"in-cabin" Compressed Gas Cylinder Mounts


Side View Window Blanks for Remote Sensing - pending


Wing Pylons for PMS style / size cannisters


Tail Deck Prep for radiometric sensors


Wing-to-Body Fairing modifications for radiometric sensors

SATCOM Real-time Data Link

Digital Video

Liquid Water / Total Water & Icing Rate

Optical Droplet & Aerosol Sizing


Counterflow Virtual Impactor - conditional




23-Oct-06 to 16-Mar-07
Open to Request




19-Mar-07 to 11-May-07
(tentative schedle)

2nd Infrastructure Upgrade Package
Aircraft Unavailable



Primary Optical View Ports (3) / Fused Silica


Retractable OV Port covers & defogging

Mission Scientist Station


LCS Cooling System

Radar Altimeter

Radiometric Surface Temperatures


Radiometric In-cloud Temperature


All Weather 3-D Wind Flux Pod - HRT


Temperature Fluxes (2) - HRT
Humidity Fluxes (2) - HRT


Laser Wind Velocimeter


14-May-07 to 14-Sep-07
Open to Request




17-Sep-07 to 16-Nov-07
(tentative schedule)

3rd Infrastructure Upgrade Package
Aircraft Unavailable



General / Large User Wing Pods (2)


Low Altitude Supplemental Cooling System




After 16-Nov-07
Open to Request




Last update: Wed Nov 2 15:57:44 MST 2005