Met Office C-130 Aircraft

1. C-130 flight characteristics
2. C-130 Standard - fit Instrumentation

1. C-130 flight characteristics

Endurance	12 h (with IFR reserves)
Range	5,500 km at 7,000 m alt.
Max. altitude	33,000 ft
Min. altitude	50 ft (17 m) over water 100 ft (35 m) over land
Speed	50 - 150 m/s
Scientific payload	17,000 kg with full fuel
Crew	5 aircrew + up to 15 scientists

2. C-130 Standard - fit Instrumentation

Position, speed, attitude	GPS OMEGA Inertial Navigation Systems LORAN (if required)
Basic atmospheric variables	Pressure Temperature Humidity Wind velocity
Atmospheric radiation	visible and infrared radiation (broad and narrow-band) microwave
Cloud physics	Droplet or crystal sizes particle shapes total water content of clouds
Aerosols	Particle size Optical properties
Atmospheric chemistry	real time measurement of ozone, oxides of nitrogen and other trace species taking and storing of multiple samples of the atmosphere for later analysis
Dropsondes	The aircraft is capable of releasing and tracking up to five falling radiosondes (dropsondes) at a time for measuring detailed cross-sections of the atmospheric structure
Photography	The aircraft is equipped with a number of video cameras