Summer 2009 Aircraft
Research Flight
(RF) Summary and Data Archive
Version 12/14/2009
Pressure plots added 3/8/2011
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RF |
Date |
Start* |
Finish** |
Area
of
Operation |
Spirals/Traverses
(Range
in
1000 ft.) |
Data
File
(MSExcel .xls) |
Remarks |
01 |
Jul 14 |
1838 FME |
2022 FME |
Maryland |
Transect: FME-Annapolis-FME | 2009_RF1 |
Shakedown
flight |
02 |
Jul 15 |
1634 FME |
2108 FME |
Maryland
&
Virginia |
PTB (sfc-7.5); JGG (7.5-sfc); MTN (7.5-sfc) | 2009_RF2 | S Transport across VA & MD |
03 |
Jul 16 |
1641 FME |
1906 FME |
Maryland |
0W3 (7.5-sfc); ESN (sfc-7.5) | 2009_RF3 | W Transport to MD & VA |
04 |
Jul
30 |
1456
FME |
1635 ESN | Maryland
&
Virginia |
Transect:
FME-EZF-PTB-JGG-ESN |
2009_RF4 | LLJ Scouting Flight |
05 |
Jul
30 |
1725 ESN |
1827 FME |
Maryland |
Transect:
ESN-FME |
2009_RF5 |
Return
Transect |
06 |
Aug 4 |
1334 FME |
1646 JGG |
Maryland
&
Virginia |
EZF (7.5-sfc); PTB (sfc-7.5); JGG (7.5-sfc) | 2009_RF6 | S
Transport
across
VA
&
MD |
07 |
Aug
4 |
1820 JGG |
2019 FME |
Maryland
&
Virginia |
ESN (7.5-sfc) | 2009_RF7 | W
Transport
to
MD
&
VA
(Wx
Shortened) |
08 |
Aug
9 |
1320
FME |
1831
FME |
Maryland
&
Virginia |
W45
(9.0-sfc);
OKV(sfc-9.0);
CBE(9.0-sfc);
0W3
(8.0-sfc); ESN (sfc-7.5) |
2009_RF8 | W
Transport
to
MD
&
VA; Combined AM/PM |
09 |
Aug
10 |
1253
FME |
1804
FME |
Maryland & Virginia | W45 (9.0-sfc); OKV(sfc-9.0); CBE(9.0-sfc); 0W3 (8.0-sfc); ESN (8.0-sfc) | 2009_RF9 | W Transport to MD & VA; Combined AM/PM |
10 |
Aug
17 |
1405
FME |
1608
W29 |
Chesapeake
Bay |
Choptank
River
(sfc-8.0) |
2009_RF10 | S
Chesapeake
Bay |
11 | Aug 17 |
1729 W29 |
1927 FME |
Chesapeake Bay |
0W3 (sfc-9.0) |
2009_RF11 |
N Chesapeake
Bay |
12 | Aug 18 |
1037 FME |
1352 ESN |
Maryland &
Virginia |
Porpoise
Pattern:
(sfc-4.0) at EZF; PTB; JGG; ESN |
2009_RF12 | Low Level Jet |
13 | Aug 18 |
1657 ESN |
1917 FME |
Maryland |
0W3 (7.5-sfc);
ESN (sfc-7.5) |
2009_RF13 | W Transport to
MD & VA |
14 | Sep 3 |
1543 FME |
2041 FME |
Maryland &
Virginia |
W45 (9.0-sfc); OKV(sfc-9.0); CBE(9.0-sfc); 0W3 (7.5-sfc); ESN (sfc-7.5) | 2009_RF14 | W Transport to MD & VA; Combined AM/PM |
*
Wheels
up
in
UTC
(EDT
+4)
and
origin airport
** Wheels down in UTC (EDT+04) and destination airport