Aircraft Photos and Instrumentation
The Twin Otter aircraft used in
the 2006 TCEQ aircraft-based monitoring program was contracted
through the Tennessee Valley
Authority 
. The airplane was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for air pollution sampling.
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Twin Otter Photos
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The de Havilland DHC-6-300 SN440 Twin Otter is a twin-engine fixed wing aircraft. It is white with black trim. The tail number is N83AR.
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Instrument Systems
The TCEQ's contracted aircraft are able to measure the following parameters. Not all parameters may be measured depending on mission objectives, weight, available space, and/or instrument operation.
- O3
– Ozone
- via Chemiluminescence
- via UV Photometry
- NO - Nitric Oxide
- NO2 – Nitrogen Dioxide
- NOY – Reactive Oxides of Nitrogen
- NOY* – Total Nitrate less Nitric Acid
- SO2 – Sulfur Dioxide
- SO4 – Particle Sulfate
- CO – Carbon Monoxide
- VOCs – Volatile Organic Compounds
- via Canister Samples
- via Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry
- Alkenes via Rapid Alkene Detector
- PM2.5 via Particulate Filters
- Light Scattering via Nephelometer
- Wind Speed
- Wind Direction
- Outside Ambient Temperature
- Dew Point
- Relative Humidity
- Altitude
- Latitude and Longitude
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Contact Us
Email – amda@tceq.texas.gov (Please
put "Aircraft-Based Monitoring" in the subject line.)
List Server – To be
notified of the general location of a flight before it takes place,
join our flight notification email list: join-flight-notify@listserv.tceq.state.tx.us.
To remove your email address from this list, send an e-mail to: leave-flight-notify@listserv.tceq.state.tx.us.
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