2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
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limited to 28,000 ft in the National<br />
Airspace System (NAS), without prior FAA<br />
coordination and approval. At maximum<br />
takeoff gross weights, the aircraft can carry<br />
a crew of three (pilot, co-pilot and research<br />
system operator), a 1200-lb research payload,<br />
and enough fuel for a 4-5 hour high-altitude<br />
mission covering 800-1000 nautical miles.<br />
Over the past year, these two aircraft have<br />
successfully integrated and flown four<br />
research payloads:<br />
• High Spectral Resolution Lidar (HSRL)<br />
- <strong>NASA</strong> LaRC.<br />
• Research Scanning Polarimeter (RSP)<br />
- <strong>NASA</strong> Goddard Institute for Space<br />
Studies.<br />
• In situ Atmospheric Sampling System<br />
- <strong>NASA</strong> LaRC.<br />
• Advance Carbon and Climate Laser<br />
International Mission (ACCLAIM)<br />
instrument – ITT.<br />
Conceptual designs for integration of<br />
<strong>NASA</strong> Goddard Space Flight Center’s Laser<br />
Vegetation Imaging Sensor (LVIS) and <strong>NASA</strong><br />
Ames’ MODIS <strong>Airborne</strong> Simulator (MASTER)<br />
onto either aircraft also were also completed.<br />
FY08 mission accomplishments included over<br />
260 research flight hours on the following<br />
missions:<br />
• Local CALIPSO validation flights with<br />
HSRL and RSP.<br />
• CALIPSO Caribbean deployment with<br />
HSRL.<br />
Figure 32<br />
<strong>NASA</strong> B-200 on ramp in Yellowknife,<br />
Northwest Territories, July <strong>2008</strong>, during<br />
ARCTAS summer deployment.<br />
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