Mission Summary
20140802N1 Aircraft 49RF
TDR Mission Tropical Storm Bertha

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Co-pilot
Flight Director
Dropsonde Scientist
Electronic Technician
Electronic Technician
Electronic Technician
Data Engineer
Observer

Scientific Crew (49RF)
None


Proposed NOAA 49 track

Mission Plan :

NOAA 49RF will fly an HRD-tasked TDR mission around Tropical Storm Bertha. The G-IV will leave Barbados, BWI 1330 UTC on August 2nd and will recover back at MacDill AFB, FL by 2130 UTC the next day.

TDR MISSION PLAN: Bertha
Hurricane Research Division
July 31, 2014 02:47 PM
Aircraft: N49RF
Proposed takeoff: 02/1730Z
TURN LOCATIONS
# LAT LON RAD/AZM LEG TOTAL TIME
deg min deg min nm/dg nm nm hr:mn
2S16 3064 42120/120 366.366. 0:52
3S15 3066 30120/180 120.486. 1:09
4S16 3068 18120/240 120.606. 1:26
5S18 3068 19120/300 121.727. 1:44
6S19 3066 30120/000 119.846. 2:01
7S18 3064 41120/060 119.965. 2:18
8S17 3064 56 90/090 62.1027. 2:27
9S16 1265 43 90/150 90.1118. 2:41
10S16 1267 17 90/210 90.1207. 2:54
11S17 3068 04 90/270 90.1298. 3:07
12S18 4867 17 90/330 90.1388. 3:20
13S18 4865 43 90/030 89.1477. 3:34
14S18 0065 36 60/060 48.1525. 3:41
15S17 0065 36 60/120 60.1586. 3:50
16S16 3066 30 60/180 60.1646. 3:59
17S17 0067 24 60/240 60.1706. 4:09
18S18 0067 24 60/300 60.1766. 4:18
19S18 3066 30 60/000 60.1826. 4:27

Mission Summary :

Flight has been CANCELLED due to mechanical problems

Problems :


Mission Data :


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