UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 1
to UK C-130 flights
IOP No. 1
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Flight No. A506
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A101 023155 Y Y 53.12 -9.78 OK
2 B102 025734 Y Y 53.69 -12.57 OK
3 C101 031359 Y Y 53.95 -14.30 OK
4 D101 54.24 -16.10 SYSTEM CRASH
5 E109 033732 54.50 -16.84 SYSTEM CRASH
6 A102 035041 Y N 54.96 -18.28 NO WINDS
7 B103 035842 Y N 55.18 -19.27 NO WINDS
8 C102 040632 Y N 55.44 -20.16 NO WINDS
9 D102 041400 N N 55.71 -21.07 SYSTEM CRASH
10 E111 042114 N N 55.95 -21.92 NO DATA
11 A103 045747 Y Y 56.29 -23.31 OK
12 B104 050702 Y Y 55.81 -23.66 OK
13 C103 051414 Y Y 55.41 -23.93 OK
14 D103 053523 Y N 54.97 -24.10 WINDS?
15 A104 054412 Y Y 54.82 -23.09 OK
16 B105 055145 Y Y 54.71 -22.16 OK
17 C104 055827 Y ? 54.60 -21.38 WINDS?
18 D104 060613 Y Y 54.48 -20.49 OK
19 A105 060919 Y N 54.43 -20.14 NO WINDS
20 B106 061149 Y ? 54.40 -19.82 WINDS?
21 C105 N N 54.31 -18.97 FAIL
22 D105 062040 N? N? 54.30 -18.78 VERY BAD
23 A106 062759 N? N 54.18 -17.78 NO GOOD
24 B107 063859 Y Y 53.91 -16.51 GOOD
25 C106 064900 Y N? 53.41 -16.68 NO CHUTE?
26 D106 065600 Y Y 53.14 -16.91 OK
27 A107 071229 N N 52.67 -17.52 SYSTEM CRASH
28 B108 073259 Y Y 52.97 -18.92 OK
29 C107 074859 Y Y 53.29 -20.10 OK
30 D107 080359 Y Y 53.65 -21.48 PROBABLY OK
31 A108 081559 Y Y 54.05 -22.64 WEAK
32 B109 083114 Y N 54.35 -24.02 NO WINDS
33 C108 083429 Y Y 54.20 -24.16 OK
34 D108 084200 Y N 53.87 -24.47 NO WINDS
35 A109 084459 Y Y? 53.74 -24.60 WINDS?
36 B110 090059 Y Y 53.06 -24.62 OK
37 C109 090557 Y Y 53.00 -23.87 OK
38 D109 091103 Y Y 52.94 -23.11 OK
39 A110 091559 N N 52.87 -22.37 NO GOOD
40 B111 092109 Y Y 52.79 -21.60 OK
41 C110 092600 Y Y 52.72 -20.89 OK
42 D115 093059 Y Y 52.63 -20.17 OK
43 A111 093600 Y Y 52.54 -19.44 OK
IOP 1 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK A101 B102 C101 D104 21
A103 B104 C103 D106
A104 B105 C107 D109
A111 B107 C108 D115
B108 C109
B110 C110
B111
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Met OK no wind A102 B103 C102 D103 10
A105 B106 C104 D108
A109 B109
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Noisy winds & A108 D107 2
met
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Noisy met -
winds OK
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Noisy met - no
winds
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System crash A107 D101 E109 4
D102
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No parachute C106 1
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weak/stop A106 D105 3
transmisison A110
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No C105 E111 2
transmission
on launch
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Channel failed
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Total : 11 10 10 10 2 43
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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