UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 10
to UK C-130 flights
IOP No. 10
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Flight No. A513
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A101 070701 Y Y 51.77 -13.34 POOR MET
2 B101 071418 Y N 51.30 -13.05 NO WINDS
3 D103 50.27 -12.43 SYSTEM CRASH
4 A102 074046 Y N 49.58 -12.02 NO WINDS
5 C101 074747 Y Y 49.11 -11.75 STOP AT 800MB
6 E101 075446 N N 48.65 -11.51 NO DATA
7 B102 080146 Y N 48.22 -11.55 NO WINDS
8 D104 080845 N N 47.83 -11.81 NO TRANS
9 D105 081101 Y N 47.71 -11.91 NO WINDS?
10 A103 081801 Y N 47.89 -12.38 NO WINDS
11 C102 082500 Y N 48.24 -12.83 NO WINDS
12 E102 083201 Y Y? 48.73 -12.96 GOOD MET
13 B103 083900 N N 49.25 -12.98 NO TRANS
14 B105 084332 Y? N 49.60 -13.00 NO GOOD?
15 D106 085042 Y? N 50.13 -13.04 NO DATA
16 A105 085941 N N 50.78 -13.13 NO TRANS
17 A106 090400 Y Y? 51.09 -13.16
18 C103 091106 Y Y? 51.59 -13.27 OK
19 E103 091805 Y Y? 51.98 -13.55 OK
20 A107 N N 52.23 -14.04 NO TRANS
21 C104 092906 N N 52.37 -14.33 NO DATA
22 D107 093648 Y N 52.34 -14.78 NO WINDS
23 B106 094448 Y Y? 51.91 -15.03
24 E104 101159 Y Y 51.55 -16.68 OK
25 C106 102426 N N 50.75 -16.42 NO TRANS
26 C107 102847 Y Y 50.47 -16.34 OK
27 A108 103900 N N 49.74 -16.10 NO CHUTE?
28 D108 104626 N N 49.16 -15.90 NO TRANS
29 D109 104931 Y Y 48.96 -15.82
30 B107 110404 N N 48.09 -15.45 NO CHUTE?
31 E105 111300 Y N 48.73 -15.50 NO WINDS
32 C108 112701 Y Y 49.69 -15.58 WINDS?
33 A109 113601 Y Y 50.32 -15.66 OK
34 D110 114900 Y Y 51.24 -15.85 OK
35 B108 115700 Y Y 51.64 -16.17 OK
36 E106 120600 Y Y 51.44 -16.88 OK
37 C109 121301 N N 51.11 -17.18 NO DATA
38 A110 121801 Y Y? 50.78 -16.88 WINDS?
39 D111 122700 N N 50.16 -16.34 NO CHUTE
40 B109 123600 ? Y 49.61 -15.64 MET?
41 E107 124102 Y? Y? 49.38 -15.01
42 C110 124724 Y Y 49.07 -14.27 OK
43 A111 125901 Y Y 49.03 -12.73 OK
44 D112 130759 Y? Y? 49.24 -11.47 SHORT?
45 B111 131527 Y Y 49.41 -10.43
IOP 10 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK A106 B106 C103 D109 E102 16
A109 B108 C107 D110 E103
A111 B111 C108 E104
C110 E106
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Met OK no wind A102 B101 C102 D105 E105 9
A103 B102 D107
A110
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Noisy winds & A101 C101 D112 E107 4
met
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Noisy met - B109 1
winds OK
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Noisy met - no B105 1
winds
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System crash D103 1
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No parachute A108 B107 D111 3
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weak/stop D106 1
transmission
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No A105 B103 C104 D104 E101 9
transmission A107 C106 D108
on launch C109
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Channel failed
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Total : 10 9 9 10 7 45
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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