2009 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program

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NASA’s DC-8 The NASA DC-8 completed its second year of operations flying from its new home at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility (DAOF) located in Palmdale, California. The University of North Dakota, National Suborbital Education and Research Center (NSERC) under cooperative agreement with NASA, continues to promote and support science operations using the DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory. The NASA DC-8 aircraft flew 47 flight hours during FY09 in its support of the following major missions: TM (Telemetry) Relay, SARP (Student Airborne Research Program), and Operation ICE Bridge instrument integration missions. Operation Ice Bridge flights continued into FY10. The aircraft remained reliable throughout the year accomplishing all planned missions. Technology improvements to the DC-8 aircraft also continued throughout FY09. Aircraft facilities and hardware upgrades on the DC-8 included: • Installation of new high reliability data system servers and UPS systems. • Upgraded Iridium communications system that was increased from 4 channels to 8 channels increasing the bandwidth to19.2 KB/second. • New high speed dual channel Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Inmarsat communications systems providing 864 KB/second possible bandwidth. • Yoke-mounted tablet computers linked to the aircraft data network that enable flight situational awareness and communications for the pilots. • New distribution system for pulse-persecond (PPS) timing data and National Maritime Electronics Association (NMEA) GPS data. New facility instruments are: - Three stage EdgeTech Hygrometers for relative humidity measurements - Heitronics Infrared Radiation Pyrometers for IR surface temperature measurements - Rosemount temperature probes for Total and Static Air temperature - High resolution cabin pressure transducers 56
Figure 44: Ktech TM data receiving antenna mounted in nose of DC-8 supporting NASA/USAF Vandenberg, CA rocket launch TM Relay Mission. The SOFIA aircraft is in the background. Looking forward into FY10, the aircraft has recently completed its B-Check airworthiness inspection and is preparing to complete Service Bulletin inspections on all four engines and the wing fuel tanks in preparation for missions planned to start in March 2010. The maintenance work is ARRA funded. The aircraft will also enter a low utilization maintenance program (LUMP) beginning in 2010, which will minimize the amount of time out of service for maintenance in the future. Details on the DC-8, its capabilities, and points of contact can be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/ centers/dryden/aircraft/DC-8/index.html 57
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Recognition and Awards Spring 2009
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APPENDIX A In Memoriam Frank Caldei
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