UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 19
to UK C-130 flights
IOP No. 19
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Flight No. A520
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A104 043000 Y Y 52.13 -16.81 GOOD
2 D104 043900 Y Y 52.65 -17.47 OK
3 B104 044800 Y Y 53.15 -18.21 GOOD
4 E104 045701 Y Y 53.63 -18.95 GOOD
5 A105 050600 Y Y 54.10 -19.71 GOOD
6 D105 051500 Y Y 54.59 -20.50 NOISY MET
7 B105 052400 Y N 55.11 -21.27 NO WINDS
8 E105 053300 Y Y 55.44 -22.15 GAP IN MIDDLE
9 A106 054300 Y N 55.46 -23.04 NO WINDS
10 D106 055700 N N 55.42 -24.21 NO GOOD
11 B106 060130 N N 55.45 -24.64 NO CHUTE
12 E106 061200 N N 55.46 -25.44 NO CHUTE
13 A107 061600 Y Y 55.32 -25.34 SMALL WIND
14 D107 062400 Y Y 55.02 -25.12 OK
15 B107 063200 Y N 54.72 -24.82 NO WINDS
16 E107 54.42 -24.62 NO TRANS
17 A108 064300 Y Y 54.34 -24.38 POOR WINDS
18 D108 065130 Y N 54.10 -23.54 V.NOISY
19 B108 065900 Y N 53.86 -22.77 NO WINDS
20 E108 070700 Y N 53.58 -21.97 NO GOOD
21 A109 071700 N N 53.26 -20.90 NO CHUTE
22 D109 072100 N? Y 53.16 -20.43 NO PRESS!
23 B109 072700 Y N 53.01 -19.69 NO WINDS
24 E109 073600 Y Y 52.56 -19.18 OK
25 A110 075010 Y Y 51.95 -18.86 SHORT
26 D110 075900 Y Y? 52.09 -19.68 SHORT
27 B110 080900 Y Y 52.22 -20.60
28 E110 081400 Y Y 52.50 -21.03
29 A111 081800 Y N 52.72 -21.38 SHORT
30 D111 082200 Y Y 52.94 -21.73
31 B111 082600 Y Y 53.15 -22.09
32 E112 083201 Y Y 53.47 -22.64
33 A112 0838?? 53.78 -23.19 NO TRANS
34 D112 084400 Y? N 54.08 -23.76 NO GOOD
35 B112 085000 Y Y 54.37 -24.34 SHORT
36 E113 085605 Y Y 54.67 -24.92
37 A113 0902?? 54.94 -25.49 NO TRANS
38 D113 090800 Y Y 55.19 -26.08 SHORT
39 B113 091400 55.42 -26.73 NO CHUTE
40 E114 092000 Y N 55.63 -27.40 END STRANGE
41 A114 092600 Y Y 55.88 -28.07
42 D114 093700 55.47 -28.71 NO CHUTE
43 B114 094100 Y Y 55.27 -28.89 V NOISY
44 E115 094940 54.85 -21.30 NO CHUTE
45 A115 ? 54.39 -29.59 NO CHUTE
46 D115 100200 N Y 54.31 -29.20 PRESS FAIL
47 B115 100600 N N 54.20 -28.67 NO CHUTE
48 E116 101200 Y Y 54.02 -27.97 OK
49 A116 102201 Y Y 53.73 -26.82 SHORT
50 D116 103300 Y Y 53.42 -25.65 SHORT
51 B116 104400 Y Y 53.15 -24.63 OK
52 E117 105900 Y N? 52.79 -23.35 NOISY
53 A117 110700 52.60 -22.69 NO CHUTE
54 D117 111400 Y Y 52.44 -22.12 OK
55 B117 112900 Y Y 52.05 -20.77 GOOD
56 E118 113900 51.79 -19.80 NO CHUTE
57 A118 114500 51.66 -19.18 NO CHUTE
58 D118 114900 51.71 -18.64 NO CHUTE
59 B118 115400 51.76 -17.96 SYSTEM CRASH
60 E119 120700 Y Y 51.84 -18.06 OK
61 A119 122500 N N 51.97 -15.64 NO CHUTE
62 D119 124200 51.99 -13.04
IOP 19 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK A104 B104 D104 E104 21
A105 B110 D107 E109
A108 B111 D111 E110
A114 B112 D117 E112
B116 E113
B117 E116
E119
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Met OK no wind A106 B105 6
A107 B107
B108
B109
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Noisy winds & A110? D110 E114 7
met A111 D113 E117
D116
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Noisy met - A116 B114 D105 E105 5
winds OK D115?
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Noisy met - no D108 1
winds
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System crash B118 1
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No parachute A109 B106 D114 E106 13
A115 B113 D118 E115
A117 B115 E118
A118
A119
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weak/stop D106 E108 4
transmission D109?
D112
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No A112 E107 3
transmission A113
on launch
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Channel failed
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Total : 16 15 15 62
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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