An aircraft has been selected and instrumented to measure effluents emitted from large solid-propellant rockets during launch activities at the Air Force Eastern Test Range in Florida. The considerations involved in aircraft selection, sampling probes, and instrumentation are discussed with respect to obtaining valid airborne measurements. This paper includes discussions of the data acquisition system used, the instrument power system, and operational sampling procedures. Representative measurements obtained from an actual rocket launch monitoring activity are also presented.
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