2009 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program

The Twin-Otter continued its airborne sensor development
work for the Air Force Research Lab. Sensors
first flown, developed and demonstrated on the
GRC Twin-Otter are now being flown in both Iraq
and Afghanistan in support of national objectives.
The T-34C partnered with NOAA for the third
consecutive year in providing hyperspectral imagery
in support of Great Lakes research. The HSI was
developed by GRC PI John Lekki. The T-34C underwent
modification this year to incorporate a nadir
port for the HSI and other sensors.
The S-3B completed a successful ground test of
the Argon ST/AFRL developed the Multi-mission
Advanced Sensor Testbed (MAST) pod. This fully
self-contained pod features the Argon ST Daedelus
Airborne Multispectral Scanner (AMS) in addition
to a Near-vis/Near-IR (NVIS/NIR) HSI sensor. It
also features an integrated inertial and GPS navigation
system and an L-band antenna and video transmitter
which is compatible with ROVER. Coupled
with the S-3 Inmarsat, the MAST pod should make
the S-3 an extremely capable and versatile platform
for a multitude of ASP missions. Flight test of the
MAST pod is proposed during FY10.
Figure 51:
Learjet
Figure 52:
T-34C
Figure 53:
Twin Otter
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