HAWADS Equipment Description and Operational Manual.

Abstract

A High Altitude Weather Aircraft Data System (HAWADS) installed in a Learjet Model 36 aircraft is described. The aircraft was selected because of it's high altitude performance and long range. The instrument system includes flight conditions sensors and five optical particle spectrometer probes. Two are very high speed probes for making 2D images of clouds and precipitation particles. A computer is included for realtime computations of cloud water content and radar reflectivity. Principles of operation, detailed operational, calibration and maintenance procedures are described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 12, 1977
Accession Number
ADA038469

Entities

People

  • D. Ray Booker
  • Joe Windes

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Cameras
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Processing
  • Detectors
  • Inverters
  • Measurement
  • Power Supplies
  • Recording Systems
  • Tape Recorders
  • Transducers
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Software Engineering