Mission Summary
20050912N1 Aircraft 49RF
Ophelia flight 2005

Scientific Crew (49RF)
Sonde ScientistJason Dunion

Mission Plan :

The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Jason Dunion will fly a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Tropical Storm Ophelia. The jet will leave MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 10:00 PM EDT.

Mission Summary :

The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Jason Dunion flew a Synoptic Surveillance mission around Tropical Storm Ophelia. The jet left MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 PM EDT and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL by 10:30 PM EDT.


Proposed track superimposed on satellite pictures to illustrate areas of dry air around Ophelia.

Problems :

Synoptic Surveillance MISSION PLAN
OPHELIA
Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450
Proposed takeoff: 12/1800Z
DROP
#
LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
TIME
(h:mm)
1 27 17-78 100:34
2 27 00-76 000:51
3 27 00-74 001:06
4 27 00-72 001:22
5 25 00-71 001:40
6 27 00-69 002:02
7 29 00-67 002:25
8 31 00-67 002:41
9 30 00-69 002:58
10 32 00-70 003:16
11 34 00-69 003:34
12 36 00-67 003:56
13 37 00-68 304:10
14 38 00-70 004:24
15 36 00-72 004:46
16 36 00-75 005:08
17 34 04-74 105:25
18 34 00-72 005:41
19 32 18-73 365:59
20 31 00-72 006:15
21 29 00-71 006:34
22 29 00-73 006:49
23 30 32-74 107:04
24 29 27-75 407:19
25 29 27-77 327:33
26 30 32-79 027:47


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