Instructions for Adding the OSRL B727 Jet Aircraft to the EDSP Calculator

The EDSP Calculator contains an internal database of spray platforms and their operational characteristics, such as transit speeds, dispersant payloads, etc. These platforms have been tested and vetted regarding their operational characteristics, and the listed default values for these platform operational inputs are already accepted and approved for use by BSEE and the USCG in the EDSP Calculator. The operational characteristics for the OSRL B727 jet aircraft were not available when the DMP2 database was being refreshed, and therefor are not contained in the current version of the EDSP Calculator. The EDSP Calculator, however, was built to enable users to add new platforms to the database as new spray systems are developed.

The EDSP Calculator contains the operational characteristics for each listed spray system in both the platform pull down menu, as well as in PDF/Word documents called Dispersant Aircraft Capability Forms (there currently are no vessel-based capability forms). There forms contain detailed information regarding the aircraft performance parameters as well as information about the sources of the data. The data in the form column labeled “U.S. Regulatory Calculation Values” was used to populate the DMP2/EDSP Calculator database with input values. These values are used by the Calculator’s algorithms to calculate EDSP and EDAC. The following two pages contain the Dispersant Aircraft Capability Form for the OSRL B727. Lastly, this document outlines a short and simple procedure you can follow to create a new platform for the B727 where you can enter the operational characteristics listed on the B727 Capability Form into your local version of the EDSP Calculator.

DISPERSANT AIRCRAFT CAPABILITY FORM

PLATFORM

B727

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DATA SOURCE LEGEND

1. (Black): Indicates the data are based on documented field trials or is a fixed design value

2. (Blue): Indicates the data are based on limited field observations or operator’s stated practice

or stated value (little or no documentation) Unit U.S. Data Range Reference(s) Regulatory Source Calculation 1-2-3 3. (Red): Valuescalculations or performance of Indicates the data are based on reasonable AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS comparable systems 1 Swath Width feet 110 2 a. Application (gallons per acre) gpa 5 1 b. Altitude feet 150ft HT 2 Operator OMB c. Application Speed knots 150 IAS 2 Operator OMB d. Pump Rate (gallons per minute) gpm 132-316.8 1 e. Boom Pressure (pounds/square inch) psi >14 1 Variable depending on flow rate, and config 2 Transit Speed at Altitude knots 460 TAS 2 Operator OMB From Base to Staging Airport feet 36000FT 3 Transit Speed at Altitude knots 400TAS 2 Operator OMB

Staging Airport to/from spill feet 30000FT 4 Dispersant Spraying Reposition Speed knots 170 IAS 2 Operator OMB 5 Time to Fully Load Dispersant Tank min 30 3 DOA 6 Time to Fully Load Fuel Tanks min 30 3 Operator 7 Load Dispersant & Fuel simultaneously ----- Yes DOA (Yes/No) 8 Time to Make U-turn min 4 2 (Turn 180 degrees) 9 Dispersant Payload Maximum gal 3960 1 10 Fuel with maximum dispersant payload lbs 47930 2 11 Approach Distance for spraying nm 4 2 Operator OMB 12 Departure Distance for spraying nm 4 2 Operator OMB 13 Taxi Time Take-Off min 10 3 14 Taxi Time Landing min 10 3 15 On-site Check-In/Safety Time min 60 2 Please clarify?

16 Take-off with Maximum Payload and Maximum Take-off Weight (assume no wind and IFR fuel reserve) a. Maximum Flight Time hours 3.61 1 Excl. 1 hour reserve b. Maximum Flight Range nm 1625 1 c. Optimal Altitude feet 34000 1 d. True Air Speed knots 450 1 e. Fuel Consumption lbs/ 10433 1 hour

17 Take-Off with Maximum Fuel and No Payload (assume no wind and IFR fuel reserve) a. Maximum Flight Time hours 4.2 1 Excl. 1 hour reserve b. Maximum Flight Range nm 1900 1 c. Optimal Altitude feet 35000 1 d. True Air Speed knots 450 1 e. Fuel Consumption lbs/ 10384 1 hour 18 Staging area briefing min 45 3

AIRPORT PARAMETERS 19 Runway length - Minimum feet 9274 1 AFM supplement, over (For take-off at maximum gross weight 35 ft obstacle. assuming sea level, 90o F, no wind using a balanced field concept, i.e., go, no go speed) 20 Runway weight restrictions for lbs n/a maximum aircraft weight

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Adding the OSRL B727 as a New Platform

You can enter the OSRL B727 into your locally saved version of the EDSP Calculator by the following method:

a. In the EDSP Calculator, click on “New” in the Platform Menu Box

b. Select “Aircraft” in the “New Platform” Dialogue Box and click on “Save”

c. Enter “OSRL B727” in the platform name data field and then

d. Enter the appropriate input values from the included Dispersant Aircraft Capability Form for the B727 into the “New Platform” Menu

e. Click on “Save”

Figure New Platform Menu

After you click on “Save”, your version of the EDSP Calculator should now contain the B727 as an available platform that can be chosen at the bottom of the aircraft picklist. The values you entered for the B727 should look like the screenshot on the following page: