Aircraft Research Instrumentation

C-130 - Basic RAF ACE-1 Configuration

RAF-Supplied Instrumentation:

I. Airborne Data System.

A. Acquisition. C-130 ADS2 (Motorola 68040 based). NCAR Distributed Sampling Modules (4 units), one in each wing pod and two in cabin.

B. Operator Station. SunSPARC 5, PowerVideo Board, 16" High Resolution Color Monitor, Exabyte Model EXB-8505 Tape Drives (2 units), Diamond Trackball, HP3630 PaintJet Printer, Powerware Prestige Model 800 UPS, 7" intercom control panel.

C. Aft User Displays(3): SunSPARC 5 (1), Sun SPARC IPC (2), PowerVideo Board (1), High Resolution Color Monitors (3), HP3630 PaintJet Printer (1), HP1200C/PS DeskJet Printer (1), Powerware Prestige Model 800 UPS (2).

D. Flight Deck Display: Sun SPARCStation 10-402, 16" High Resolution Color Monitor, HP1200C/PS DeskJet Printer, 1-Gb External Disk (2), Sun CD--ROM Drive, Diamond Trackball, Powerware Prestige Model 800 UPS.

II. Aircraft Position, Velocity and Attitude

A. Honeywell Model HG1095-AC03 Laseref SM Inertial Reference System . (Research).

B. Trimble TANS III Global Positioning System. (GPS).

III. Static Pressures.

A. Rosemount Model 1501 Digital Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSFD).

B. Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Port (PSF).

IV. Dynamic Pressures.

A. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Radome (QCR).

B. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Fuselage Pitot (QCF).

V. Temperatures.

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).

VI. Flow Angle Sensors, Radome.

A. Attack - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer (ADIFR).

B. Sideslip - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential

VII. Dew Point and Humidity.

A. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer -Starboard Radome Mount (DPT).

B. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Radome Mount (DPB).

C. NCAR Model LA-3 Stub Lyman-alpha Hygrometer - Port Radome Mount (VLA).

D. NCAR Model LA-3 Crossflow Lyman-alpha Hygrometer - Port Radome Mount (VLA1).

VIII. Cloud Physics.

A. Rosemount Model 871FA Icing Rate Detector - Right Inboard Wing Access Plate (RICE).

B. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Left Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC).

C. PMS Liquid Water Sensor (King Probe) - Right Outboard Wing Access Plate (PLWC1).

D. Particle Measuring Systems Model PCASP Size Distribution, 0.12 to 3.12 um.

E. Particle Measuring Systems Model FSSP/300 Size Distribution, 0.3 - 20 um.

F. Particle Measuring Systems Model FSSP/100 Size Distribution, 3 - 45 um.

G Particle Measuring Systems Model 260X Size Distribution, 10 to 640 um.

H. Particle Measuring Systems Model 2D-C Size Distribution, 25 to 800 um.

I. Particle Measuring Systems Model 2D-P Size Distribution, 100 to 3200 um.

J. TSI Model 3760 CN Counter - Belly Inlet (CONCN). Size Distribution, 0.01 to 3 um.

IX. Radiation Fluxes.

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: Both down looking (RSTB,RSTB1).

X. Geometric Altitude.

A. Steward-Warner Model APN-232(v) - Fuselage Mount, 0 to 1,500 m AGL (HGM); 0 to 15,000 m AGL (HGM232).

XII. Photography.

A. Sony XC-999 $VH$ Color Camera with JVC Model HR-S4700U Super VHS Recorder (3 pairs), Horita GPS Video Titler, Forward facing Cockpit Mount.

XIII. Experimental.

A. MultiChannel Radiometer (MCR). Right Wing Pod Mount. Aerosol Channels only.

B. MASP Aerosol Probe.