NASA Global HawkAircraft Status, Integration, Op’s, Schedule

23 Oct 2013

ATTREX2013-2014

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ATTREX Payloads

ATTREX Payloads

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ATTREX Instrument Arrangement on Aircraft

2014 Manifest

EAFB

ATTREX Flights - 2013

6 Flights over 4 weeks (2/5 – 3/1)

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Integration, Testing, Safety

Hangar Operations (B4840)

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• Two new instruments added last year

– NOAA Water, Picarro

– However, integration went very smoothly

• Integration for 2014 Mission

– Adding Hawkeye Pod

• Wing Mount in-work, Hawkeye Pod Flight to occur prior to ATTREX

Team arrival

– All instruments will be required to repeat Wt. & SIL Bench

Testing

• Integration will occur in “new” B4840 Hangar

– Payload Support Area is larger

– Separated from Aircraft Maintenance Area7

2013/14 Payload Integration

Hawkeye Pod in 2014

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“New” GH Hangar (B-4840)

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GH Payload Area (B-4840)

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• Six Science Flights

– Conducted over a four week period

• Significant Progress Made with Flight into Cold Air and

with Multiple Vertical Profiling Maneuvers/Flt.

– NGC and DFRC Reviews cleared op’s to colder T’s

– Lower Freezing-point Fuel made a significant difference

– Additional Reviews in Work

• Review of clearing Spoiler actuators to colder temp in work

• Review of cold-temperature cycling in work

• FAA/R2508 Laser-approval Progress for CPL

– We have received approval for laser op’s in R2508

– We have received approval for laser op’s over land11

Flight Operations - 2013

• Guam Operations

– Weekly meetings, Site Visits

– NGC Nose-gear Study in work

– Shipping arrangements

– GH Team, Travel

– Flight Op’s

• Use of PMOF from Guam during Range Flight– Need for split Instrument Team’s initially

• All Payload Op’s from Guam

• Effect of Gov’t Shutdown on schedule 12

Flight Operations - 2014