April 26, 1996

Mission Objective

T-39 Flight 08

• To conduct sampling of the emissions of commercial airliners at cruise altitudes.

Flight Log

TAKEOFF/LANDING:
The T-39 departed SLN at 1834UTC and returned at 2100UTC

FLIGHT REPORT:
The T-39 departed SLN and climbed to 35 kft and flew a loitering pattern beside a jetway emanating from Kansas City. ATC then vectored the aircraft to fly behind a B757 and later a B727.

METEOROLOGY-REPORT:

INSTRUMENT STATUS:

• CIMS - mass spec - Electronic problems
• MS - Met/Nav system - WORKED (lost GPS in flight)
• AMS - Air Motion Sensor - WORKED
• NDIR - CO2 - WORKED
• 3760 - fine CN - WORKED
• 3025 - ultra fine CN - WORKED
• FSSP - 0.3-20um aerosols - Software problem
• PCASP - 0.1-3um aerosols - WORKED

Highlights

• Obtained aerosol emission indices for B757 and B727 aircraft

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