Mission Summary
20050919N2 Aircraft 49RF
Rita flight 2005

Scientific Crew (49RF)
Sonde ScientistNeal Dorst

Mission Plan :

The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Neal Dorst will fly a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Hurricane Rita. The jet will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 9:30 PM EDT.

Mission Summary :

The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Neal Dorst flew a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Hurricane Rita. The jet leave MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 9:30 PM EDT.

Problems :

Synoptic Surveillance MISSION PLAN
RITA
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 28/1800Z
DROP
#
LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
TIME
(h:mm)
1 27 00-85 300:24
2 25 00-84 000:44
3 23 00-85 001:02
4 21 00-85 001:19
5 20 00-83 001:36
6 21 18-80 431:57
7 20 51-79 142:10
8 19 30-76 302:35
9 20 18-73 542:57
10 21 56-75 533:17
11 23 42-75 183:32
12 23 00-73 003:51
13 24 00-71 004:09
14 25 00-69 004:27
15 27 00-68 004:45
16 27 00-70 005:00
17 26 00-72 005:18
18 29 00-71 005:43
19 30 00-72 305:58
20 31 00-74 006:12
21 29 00-74 006:28
22 27 00-74 006:44
23 25 28-75 537:04
24 26 33-77 227:18
25 28 00-76 007:34
26 29 00-78 007:51


Page last updated September 29, 2005
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