April 20, 1996

Mission Objective

T-39 Flight 05

• To check the newly installed chemical ionization mass spect system.

Flight Log

TAKEOFF/LANDING:
The T-39 departed SLN at 1800UTC and returned at 2000UTC

FLIGHT REPORT:
The T-39 flew to 41kft to observe the performance characterstics of the CIMS instruments.

METEOROLOGY-REPORT:

INSTRUMENT STATUS:

• CIMS - mass spec - WORKED
• MS - Met/Nav system - WORKED
• AMS - Air Motion Sensor - WORKED
• NDIR - CO2 - WORKED
• 3760 - fine CN - WORKED
• 3025 - ultra fine CN - WORKED
• FSSP - 0.3-20um aerosols - Software probelem
• PCASP - 0.1-3um aerosols - WORKED

Highlights

• The T-39 was able to perform needed instrument checks.

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