P-3B Orion (N426NA) Airborne Laboratory Experimenter Handbook 548-HDBK-0001 Release: Baseline Effective Date: August 2010 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Island, Virginia P-3B Orion Airborne Laboratory 548-HDBK-OOOI Experimenter Handbook APPROVAL SIGNATURES Written By/Operations Engineer: IiIJ e. ~ Michael Cropp~ Date Aircraft Office Chief: GeorgeW Postell ~ Airworthiness and Flight Safety Review Board Chairperson: ~. / e/((/Zo(O M~ Date I )lJ[ty Officer: 17 Ave- 2-0 I (} Date Airborne Science Manager: c2 Anthony GUi110~___ _ 11 P-3B Orion Airborne Laboratory 548-HDBK-0001 Experimenter Handbook CHANGE HISTORY LOG Effective Page(s) Revision Description of Changes Date affected Aug. 2010 Baseline Baseline iii P-3B Orion Airborne Laboratory 548-HDBK-0001 Experimenter Handbook LIST OF KEY PERSONNEL Name Position Phone E-mail George Postell Chief of Aircraft Office/Pilot 757-824-1529 [email protected] Rich Rogers Assistant Chief/Pilot 757-824-1403 [email protected] Shane Dover Aviation Safety Officer/Pilot 757-824-2419 [email protected] Anthony Guillory Airborne Science Manager 757-824-2161 [email protected] Ed Sudendorf Airport Manager 757-824-1240 [email protected] Mike Cropper Operations Engineer 757-824-2140 [email protected] Martin Nowicki Installation Engineer 757-824-1754 [email protected] Mike Singer Pilot – AirTEC Inc. 757-824-1919 [email protected] Contract Maintenance Brian Mills Chief / Flight Engineer– 757-824-1919 [email protected] AirTEC Inc. iv P-3B Orion Airborne Laboratory 548-HDBK-0001 Experimenter Handbook Table of Contents APPROVAL SIGNATURES ................................................................................................................... II CHANGE HISTORY LOG .................................................................................................................... III LIST OF KEY PERSONNEL ................................................................................................................ IV TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................ V LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................ X LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................. XI NOMENCLATURE .............................................................................................................................. XII CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF DOCUMENT .............................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER 2: AIRCRAFT DIMENSIONS ............................................................................................... 3 2.1 GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 DIMENSIONS .................................................................................................................................. 4 2.2.1 Overall Dimensions .............................................................................................................. 4 2.2.2 Wing ..................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2.3 Aileron (Each Side) .............................................................................................................. 6 2.2.4 Wing Flaps (Each Side) ....................................................................................................... 6 2.2.5 Horizontal Tail ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.6 Elevator Total ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.2.7 Vertical Tail ........................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.8 Rudder .................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2.9 Fuselage ............................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.10 Landing Gear ...................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.11 Powerplant .......................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 PERFORMANCE .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.3.1 Altitude .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.3.2 Speed ................................................................................................................................. 10 2.3.3 Range and Endurance ........................................................................................................ 12 2.3.4 Turn Performance ............................................................................................................... 12 2.4 PAYLOAD WEIGHT ......................................................................................................................... 13 2.5 OPERATING RESTRICTIONS ............................................................................................................ 13 2.5.1 Runway Length .................................................................................................................. 13 2.5.2 Worldwide Capability .......................................................................................................... 13 2.5.3 Center of Gravity ................................................................................................................ 13 2.5.4 Stall Speeds ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.5.5 Restrictions Due to Flight Test ........................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 3: ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................ 17 3.1 PRESSURE ................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY .............................................................................................................. 17 3.3 LOAD AND ACCELERATION ............................................................................................................ 17 3.4 AIRFLOW AND BOUNDARY LAYER .................................................................................................. 18 3.4.1 Boundary Layer .................................................................................................................. 18 3.4.2 Angle of Attack ................................................................................................................... 18 3.4.3 Auxiliary Power Unit Exhaust ............................................................................................. 18 3.5 STABILITY/ATTITUDE ..................................................................................................................... 20 3.5.1 In-Flight ............................................................................................................................... 20 3.5.2 Ground ................................................................................................................................ 20 v P-3B Orion Airborne Laboratory 548-HDBK-0001 Experimenter Handbook 3.6 VIBRATION AND SHOCK ................................................................................................................. 20 3.7 RADIOFREQUENCY AND ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE ........................................................... 21 3.8 RADIATION ................................................................................................................................... 22 3.9 ENGINEERING CHECK FLIGHT ........................................................................................................ 22 CHAPTER 4: PAYLOAD ACCOMMODATIONS ................................................................................. 23 4.1 PHYSICAL ..................................................................................................................................... 23 4.1.1 Locations and Dimensions ................................................................................................. 23 4.1.2 Mass and Moment Constraints ........................................................................................... 25 4.1.3 Cabin and Cargo Access Constraints ................................................................................ 25 4.1.3.1