Mission Summary
20050707N1 Aircraft 49RF
Dennis flight 2005

Scientific Crew (49RF)
Sonde ScientistSim Aberson

N49 drops

Mission Plan :

The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Sim Aberson will fly a Synoptic Flow mission around Hurricane Dennis in conjunction with an Air Force Reserves' C130. The jet will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL at 10:30 PM EDT. A total of 26 drops are planned.

Mission Summary :

The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Sim Aberson flew a Synoptic Flow mission around Hurricane Dennis in conjunction with an Air Force Reserves' C130. The jet left MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL at 10:15 PM EDT. PDF of drop log

HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN
DENNIS
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 07/1800Z
DROP
# 		LAT
(d m) 		LON
(d m) 		TIME
(h:mm)
1 25 0078 000:50
2 23 0679 271:09
3 22 3677 491:22
4 21 3576 171:36
5 24 0076 001:56
6 24 3074 002:12
7 25 0072 002:27
8 25 0070 002:42
9 23 0070 002:58
10 21 0069 003:16
11 23 0072 003:44
12 23 0074 003:59
13 21 0074 004:15
14 19 4075 454:39
15 17 5874 024:58
16 18 0476 065:14
17 16 5477 495:31
18 16 5479 415:45
19 17 5981 116:00
20 19 4581 456:15
21 21 1881 116:28
22 21 2483 006:42
23 21 5485 067:00
24 23 0683 307:15
25 24 0085 007:29
26 25 3084 007:43

HURRICANE SYNOPTIC SURVEILLANCE MISSION PLAN
DENNIS
Aircraft: N51RF USAF C130
Altitude: FL180-250
Proposed takeoff: 07/1800Z
DROP
# 		LAT
(d m) 		LON
(d m) 		TIME
(h:mm)
1 29 0095 001:06
2 27 0095 001:27
3 27 1093 001:45
4 27 2091 002:04
5 27 3089 002:22
6 25 0089 002:48
7 25 0091 003:07
8 25 0093 003:25
9 25 0095 003:44
10 23 0097 004:12
11 23 0095 004:31
12 23 0093 004:50
13 23 0091 005:09
14 23 0089 005:28
15 21 3087 005:52
16 23 0087 006:08
17 25 0087 006:28
18 26 4586 006:49
19 28 3085 007:09
20 29 0087 007:28

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Page last updated July 7, 2005
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