VOCALS Aircraft Instrumentation

Aircraft Research Instrumentation
C-130 - Basic RAF VOCALS Configuration
Project #8-115
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RAF-Supplied Instrumentation:

  1. I. Airborne Data System.
    1. A. Acquisition.  C-130 NIDAS. NCAR Distributed Sampling Modules (7 units).
      B. Operator Station. Intel L440GX+ Motherboard with 2 Pentium III-500 CPU-s, 512 MB Memory, Redhat Linux 6.2 OS.  9GB Disk Storage with RAID-1.  General Digital 17 inch 1280x1024 TFT Flat Panel Color Monitor.  IBM-DRHS36D 36GB Removable Disk Drives In Kingston Carriers (2 units). UPS.
  2. II. Aircraft Position, Velocity and Attitude
    1. A. Honeywell Model HG1095-AC03 Laseref SM Inertial Reference System . (Research).
      B. Garmin GPS16 Global Positioning System. (GPS).
      C. NovAtel Model OEM 4 L1/L2 Differential GPS High Accuracy Positioning System (DGPS)
  3. III.Static Pressures.
    1. A. Paroscientific Model 1000 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFD).
      B. Paroscientific Model 1000 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFRD, PSFC).
      C. Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer -Cabin (PCAB).
      D. Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer -CN Counter (PCN).
  4. IV. Dynamic Pressures.
    1. A. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Radome (QCR).
      B. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Left Fuselage Pitot (QCF). 
      C. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Right Fuselage Pitot (QCFR).
  5. V.  Temperatures.
    1. A. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor -- Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Starboard Radome Mount (TTRR).
      B. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor -- Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Port Radome Mount (TTRL).
      C. Rosemount Type 102E Deiced Sensor -- Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier - Left Inboard Wing Access Plate (TTWH).
      D. OPHIR3 Radiometric Temperature Sensor - Right Wing Pod (OAT).
  6. VI. Flow Angle Sensors, Radome.
    1. A. Attack - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (ADIFR).
      B. Sideslip - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (BDIFR). 
  7. VII. Dew Point and Humidity.
    1. A. Buck Research, Model 1011C Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPT).
      B. Buck Research, Model 1011C Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPB).
      C. NCAR Fast Response UV Hygrometer - Fuselage Aperture Plate L-3 (XUVI).
  8. VIII.   Radiation Fluxes.
    1. A. Visible Radiation.  RAF Modified Eppley Model PSP Pyranometers - 2 units: Upward looking (SWT), Downward looking (SWB). Multipurpose Radiometer Housings.
      B. Ultraviolet Radiation.  RAF Modified Eppley Model TUVR Pyranometers - 2 units: Upward looking (UVT), Downward looking (UVB). Multipurpose Radiometer Housings.
      C. Infrared Radiation.  RAF Modified Eppley Model PIR Pyrgeometers - 2 units: Upward looking (IRT), Downward looking (IRB). Multipurpose Radiometer Housings.
      D. Remote Surface Temperature.  Heiman Model KT19.85 Radiometer - 2 units: Down looking (RSTB,RSTB1).
      E. Remote Sky Temperature.  Heiman Model KT19.85 Radiometer. Up looking (RSTT). 
  9. IX.  Basic Cloud Physics.
    1. A. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Left Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC).
      B. TSI Model 3760 CN Counter - Belly Inlet (CONCN). Size Distribution, 0.01 to 3 um.
      C. Counter-flow Virtual Impactor.
      D. RAF Aerosol Impaction Stick - Std Fuselage Aperture R-2.
      E. Wyoming mm Cloud Radar - up & down looking options.
      F. Wyoming Cloud Lidar - up looking / Fwd Top Fuselage Aperture.
  10. X.    Wing Stores
    1. A. RAF - Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-200 Size Distribution, 0.12 to 3.12 um. LWO.
      B. RAF - Particle Measuring Systems Model SSP-100 Size Distribution, 3 - 45 um. RWI.
      C. RAF - Particle Measuring Systems Model SPP-300 Size Distribution, 0.3 to 20 um. LWI.
      D. RAF - Modified PMS 2D-C Optical array Probe Size Distribution, 10 to 640 um. RPI.
      E. RAF - PVM-100 Liquid Water Probe - Left wing Pod mount (XGLWC). LPO.
      F.    RAF - Modified PMS 2D-C Optical array Probe Size Distribution, 25 to 800 um. RPC.
      G.    RAF - DMT Cloud Droplet Probe Size Distribution, 3 - 45 um. RWO.
      H.    Meteo France - Fast FSSP Probe Size Distribution, 3 - 45 um. LPC.
      I.    CSU - Liquid Water Collector. LPI.
      J.    Miami - GVR Microwave Radiometer.  RPO.
  11. XI.  Geometric Altitude. 
    1. A. Steward-Warner Model APN-232(v) - Fuselage Mount, 0 to 1,500 m AGL (HGM); 0 to 15,000 m AGL (HGM232). 
  12. XII. Photography.
    1. A.  
  13. XIII.RAF Chemistry (T.Campos).
    1. A. TECO Slow Response Ozone Analyzer (TEO3C).
      B. Aero-Laser Fast Response Carbon Monoxide Analyzer - UV resonance fluorescence - (CO_MR).
      C. RAF Fast Response Ozone Analyzer (FO3_MR).
      D. RAF Carbon Dioxide Analyzer (CO2_MR).
  14. XIV. User Supplied Cabin Mounted Instrumentation.
    1. A.    Wyoming CCN - Std C-130 rack / SDI Inlet sample feed.
      B.    Wyoming CN (2 systems) / SDI Inlet sample feed.
      C.    Bandy SO2 - Std C-130 rack /1 belly inlet /window venturi.
      D.    Bandy DMS - Std C-130 rack /1 belly inlet /window venturi.
      E.  Univ. of Hawaii Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS).
      F.  Univ. of Hawaii Optical Particle Counters (OPC-s - 2).
      G.  Univ. of Hawaii TSI Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (APS).
      H.  Univ. of Hawaii Fast Mobility Particle Analyzer (DMPS).
      I.  Univ. of Hawaii 3 Wavelength Nephelometer.
      J.  Univ. of Hawaii Particle Soot Photometer (PSAP).
      K.  Univ. of Hawaii Down Looking Video Camera (Fwd Belly).
      L.  Anderson Aerosol Streaker Impactors (2) / CVI & SDI inlets.
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