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DC-8 Data Acquisition and Distribution System (DADS)
Navigation data from the NASA DC-8 aircraft are available at the Goddard
DISC. The files may be retrieved from this website or directly via ftp at
- ftp disc2.nascom.nasa.gov
- logon: anonymous
- passwd: <your internet address>
- cd data/KWAJ/aircraft/nasa_dc8/dads
The "dads" directory has a subdirectory for each flight containing the following files.
| File name | File type | Description |
| <flight number>.ps | PostScript | 5 second averaged data plots |
| md_log | ASCII | Mission director's log |
| md_log.ps | PostScript | Mission director's log |
| dc8_data.asc.Z | ASCII* | Compressed data file containing air speed, altitude, lat/lon, ground speed as well as outside
meteorological parameters such as temperature, pressure, and
flight level winds. |
| map1.ps | PostScript | Flight track |
| map2.ps | PostScript | Flight track with navigation information |
| * dc8_data.asc is
written in an ASCII compression format. FORTRAN-77
programs to display the data in row/column format are
provided. |
The following table lists DC-8 flights and links each to its mission
director's flight log. To view the entire site, click the access button at the
end of the table.
Technical Inquiries about this Data should be
addressed to the Data Producers:
Dr. Carl Sorenson
DC-8/ER-2 Airborne Science Data Systems Manager
ManTech/NSI
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
P. O. Box 273/MS: D1623I
Edwards, CA 93523-0273
Phone: (650) 604-4564
Fax: (661) 277-7513
E-mail:
carl@cave.arc.nasa.gov
For additional information, please contact the GES DISC User Services:
Last update:Wed Dec 10 09:30:20 EST 2003
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