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Jabiru 430.
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| Construction: |
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High wing monoplane composite aircraft of monocoque construction with fixed tricycle undercarriage of composite construction.
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Power plant:
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Jabiru 6 cylinder 4 stroke engine driving a 2 bladed, ground adjustable pitch, metal propellor.
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Normal operating speeds:
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80 to 120 knots
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Climb Rate (Sea Level):
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500 ft/min |
Takeoff Distance @ 544Kg*
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800m (*equates to single pilot, geophysical equipment and full fuel) |
| Range: |
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440 nautical miles (816km) |
| Endurance: |
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4.0 hrs |
| Fuel Capacity : |
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130 litres (no reserve)
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Fuel consumption:
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25 l/hr
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| Instruments |
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| Magnetometer: |
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Geometrics 823 Cesium Vapour sensor
Sensitivity <0.004 nT/%Hz rms. Typically 0.02 nT P-P at a 0.1 second sample rate (90% of all readings falling within the P-P envelope) using CM-201 Mini-Counter.
Absolute accuracy <3 nT throughout range
Sample rate 0.1 sec
Typical sample interval on flight lines: 5m
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| Spectrometer: |
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Radiation Solutions Inc, RSX-4.
16 litre (4 x 4l NaI crystals).
Individual digital spectrometer for each crystal
1024 channels
Sample rate 1 sec
Typical sample interval on flight lines: 50m
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| Radar Altimeter: |
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Allied Signal (Bendix-King) KRA-405B Radar Altimeter
Typical sample interval on flight lines: 5m
Accuracy: <1m up to an altitude of 200m
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Navigation:
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Navigation is by Fugro Omnistar Real-Time Differential GPS with a sampling interval of 0.5sec and positional accuracy <1m.
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Altimeters and Thermometers:
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Each aircraft is equipped with an Allied Signal (Bendix-King) KRA-405B Radar Altimeter, two barometric altimeters (one digital, one analogue) and a digital outside-air-temperature (OAT) sensor. The sample rate of the analogue instruments is 1sec.
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| Acquisition System: |
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GeOZDAS system, incorporating NovAtel OEMV-1 VBS GPS Receiver employing integrated OmniStar RTCM corrections. Unit records and formats all geophysical parameters while providing navigation and steering facilities for the pilot.
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| Flux gate sensor: |
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Billingsley TFM100G2 Vector Magnetometer for post flight magnetic compensation
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Base Station:
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Geometrics G-856 Proton Precession Magnetometer
Resolution: 0.1 nT
Accuracy: 0.5 nT
Tuning: Auto or manual, range 20,000 to 90,000 nT
Cycle time: can be manually selected as fast as 1.5 sec cycle time.
Read: Manual, or auto cycle for base station use.
Memory: 12,500 base station readings.
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