UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 5
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IOP No. 5
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Flight No. A509
No Ident Launch met wind Lat. Long. Comments
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1 C103 084201 N N 51.96 -5.51 NO CHUTE
2 C104 085400 Y Y 51.99 -7.06
3 A104 094800 N N 52.42 -12.89 FAIL
4 B103 095500 Y Y 52.41 -13.60 OK
5 C105 100300 Y N 52.33 -14.38 NO WINDS
6 D101 101100 N ? 52.42 -15.18 NO MET
7 A105 101900 Y Y 52.50 -16.00 GAP
8 B104 102701 Y Y? 52.57 -16.82 WINDS?
9 C106 103501 Y N? 52.67 -17.61 WINDS?
10 D102 104300 N N 52.77 -18.44 NO DATA
11 A106 104600 Y? Y? 52.79 -18.75 STOP EARLY
FLIGHT ABANDONED AS DROPSONDE SYSTEM HAD PROBLEMS
IOP 5 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK B103 C104 2
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Met OK no wind B104 C105 3
C106
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Noisy winds & A105 2
met A106
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Noisy met -
winds OK
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Noisy met - no
winds
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System crash
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No parachute C103 1
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weak/stop D101 1
transmission
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No A104 D102 2
transmission
on launch
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Channel failed
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Total : 3 2 4 2 11
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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