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Joint thunderstorm operations using the NASA F-106B and FAATC/AFWAL Convair 580 airplanes

Published 2011-08-18 From Legacy CDMS 5 authors
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Abstract

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During the 1985 thunderstorm season, three joint thunderstorm research flights were conducted within 100 n.mi. of NASA Langley by the NASA Storm Hazards F-106B and the FAA/USAF CV-580 research airplanes with ground-based weather radar measurements by NASA Wallops. This paper discusses the thunderstorm penetration capabilities of each airplane and the techniques used to safely place the two airplanes into the same thunderstorm cell for collection of correlated EM data. It is concluded that joint thunderstorm research operations of two aircraft with significantly dissimilar thunderstorm penetration capabilities are counterproductive to both airplanes.

Authors

  • Fisher, B. D. NASA Langley Research Center
  • Brown, P. W. NASA Langley Research Center
  • Wunschel, A. J., Jr. USAF, Systems Command, Andrews AFB
  • Burket, H. D. USAF, Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Wright-Patterson AFB
  • Terry, J. S. FAA, Technical Center

Citation: Fisher, B. D., Brown, P. W., Wunschel, A. J., Jr. , et al. (2011). Joint thunderstorm operations using the NASA F-106B and FAATC/AFWAL Convair 580 airplanes. Legacy CDMS. NASA NTRS ID 19870027744. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870027744 ↗