Project #2004-109 GOTEX (Gulf Of Tehuantepec EXperiment)

K. Melville and Carl Friehe

NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR)

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Summary of IRU Performance


IRU Serial Number: 176
DATE FLIGHT NO. FINAL POSITION ERROR IN LATITUDE (MINUTES) FINAL POSITION ERROR IN LONGITUDE (MINUTES) TIME IN NAVIGATE MODE (HOURS) DESTINATION LATITUDE (DEGREES) POSITION ERROR (NMI/H)
01/30/2004FF01N 0.1'E 0.6'6.25 N 15.7330.09
03/03/2004FF02S 1.3'E 0.1'6.32 N 39.9130.16
02/03/2004RF01N 0.1'W 0.8'5.17 N 15.7330.15
02/07/2004RF02N 0.5'W 0.5'8.32 N 15.7330.08
02/08/2004RF03N 2.7'E 0.1'8.22 N 15.7330.32
02/13/2004RF04S 2.9'W 0.6'5.88 N 15.7330.50
02/17/2004RF05S 0.4' 0.0'7.77 N 15.7330.05
02/18/2004RF06 0.0'W 0.1'1.62 N 15.7330.06
02/19/2004RF07N 0.6'W 0.2'8.10 N 15.7330.08
02/25/2004RF08S 6.5'E 0.5'4.80 N 15.7331.36*
02/26/2004RF09N 3.1'E 1.5'8.08 N 15.7330.42
02/27/2004RF10N 3.7'E 1.5'8.12 N 15.7330.49
02/29/2004RF11S 0.2'E 0.6'4.75 N 15.7330.13
01/22/2004TF01N 0.4'W 0.3'2.67 N 39.9130.17
01/23/2004TF02 0.0'W 0.7'3.38 N 39.9130.17
01/28/2004TF03 N/A+N/A+ N/A+N 39.913 N/A+
* Drift in IRU position data beyond acceptable RAF specifications.
+ IRS inoperative for this flight.

Last update: Mon Jun 14 11:37:16 MDT 2004