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Aircraft Instrumentation Specifications
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Instrument Type |
Manufacturer & Model |
Range |
Response Time |
Accuracy |
Resolution |
Temperature
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Platinum Resistance
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Rosemount Model 102 Probe
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-65 °C to + 50 °C |
1 s nominal
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0.5 °C |
0.03 °C |
Dew Point
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Cooled Mirror
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EG&G Model 137
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-50 °C to + 70 °C |
2 °C s-1
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0.5 °C>0 °C
1.0 °C>0 °C
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0.03 °C |
Static Pressure
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Absolute Pressure
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Rosemount 1201F1
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0 to 1034 mb
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15 ms
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3.1 mb
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0.25 mb
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Altitude
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POS
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Applanix
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0 to 20 km
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10 msec update
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0.1 km
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1 m
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Attack Angle and Sideslip
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Differential Pressure
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Validyne P40D
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34.5 mb
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20 ms
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0.09 mb
(0.05°) |
0.02 mb
(-0.01°)
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Indicated Airspeed
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Differential Pressure
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Rosemount 1221F
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0 to 172 mb m-2
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10 ms
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°0.55 mb
0,8 m s-1
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0.05 mb
-0.06 m s-1
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Heading
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POS
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Applanix
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0-360° |
10 ms update
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12 arc min
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6 arc min
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Pitch, Roll, Yaw
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POS
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Applanix
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-90° to +90° |
10 ms update
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2 arc min
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0.25 arc min
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Vertical Acceleration
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POS
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Applanix
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-10 to 30 m s-2 |
42 ms
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0.1 m s-2
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0.01 m s-2
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Lateral, Longitudinal
Acceleration
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POS
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Applanix
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5.0 m s-2
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10 ms
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0.1 m s-2
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0.002 m s-2
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Ground Speed
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POS
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Applanix
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0 to 500 m s-1
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10 ms update
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0.5 m s-1
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0.05 m s-1
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Position
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POS
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Applanix
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90° Lat 180° Long
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10 ms update
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0.1 km
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1 m
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Liquid Water Content
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CSIRO Liquid Water Detector
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PMS
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0-9 g m-3
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0.05 s
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5%
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0.005 g m-3
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Icing Rate
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Vibrating Cylinder
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Rosemount Model 871FA
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0-0.0251 cm before recycle
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7s recycle
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±013 cm
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0.003 cm
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Cloud Droplet Spectrum
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Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe
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PMS FSSP-100
| 0.5-50 µm
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4 Hz sampling
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0.5-3.0 µm
variable
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Cloud Particles
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Optical Array Probe 1D-C
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PMS OAP-230X
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20-600 µm |
4 Hz sampling
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20 µm |
Cloud Particles
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Optical Array Probe 2D-C
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PMS OAP-2D-C
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30-960 µm |
4 Hz sampling |
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30 µm |
O3
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Eosin Y Chemiluminescent
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Scintrix LOZ3
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0.2 to 400 ppb
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< 1 S
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10%
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0.1 ppb
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NO/NO2
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Luminal Chemiluminescent
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Scintrix LMA3
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0 to 20 ppb
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2 s
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5%
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0.05 ppb
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SO2
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U.V. Fluorescent
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Monitor Lab 8850S
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0 to 250 ppm
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2 min
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5%
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0.1 ppb
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CO
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IR absorption
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Monitor Lab 8830
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0 to 50 ppm
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1min
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1%
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0.1 ppm
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CO2/H2O
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Nondispersive Infrared
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LI-COR LI-6262
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H2O: 0 to 75 mb
CO2: 0 to 1500 ppm
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1 S
1 S
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1 %
1 ppm
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0.03 mb
0.4 ppm
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+ SF6
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Electron Capture
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Scien Tech TGA 400
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0 to 3000 ppt
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0.8s
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15%
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0.75 ppt
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Condensation Nuclei
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Alcohol Condensing
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TSI 3760
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0-104 cm-3
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2 S
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6%
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1 Count
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Small Particles
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Light Scattering
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HIAC/ROYCO 5250
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0.5-25 m
0 - 17 cm-3
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10%
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0.5 m
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Small Particles
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Passive Cavity Scattering
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PMS PCASP-100s
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0.1 - 3.0 m
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4 Hz sampling
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0.02 - 0.5 m variable
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