4200353833 CONTENT WX RADAR WEATHER RADAR: HIGH ICE WATER CONTENT WX RADAR AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES. NASA IS…

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4200353833 CONTENT WX RADAR WEATHER RADAR: HIGH ICE WATER CONTENT WX RADAR AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES. NASA IS SEEKING AN ADVANCED, X-BAND, AIRBORNE, PULSE-DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND DATA RECORDING SYSTEM TO SUPPORT A FLIGHT CAMPAIGN INVESTIGATING ICE CONTENT IN CONVECTIVE WEATHER SYSTEMS. BASIC HIWC WX RADAR : THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION IS SEEKING AN ADVANCED, X-BAND, AIRBORNE, PULSE-DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AND DATA RECORDING SYSTEM TO SUPPORT A FLIGHT CAMPAIGN INVESTIGATING ICE CONTENT IN CONVECTIVE WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE BASIC SYSTEM SHALL INCLUDE A RADAR TRANSCEIVER, CONTROL UNIT, PEDESTAL, ANTENNA, DISPLAY, AND DATA RECORDER. IN ORDER FOR THIS SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE FLIGHT INVESTIGATION, THE RADAR AND ITS DATA RECORDER MUST BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING AND RECORDING THE FUNDAMENTAL RADAR MEASUREMENTS OF IN-PHASE AND QUADRATURE (I/Q) VOLTAGES FROM WHICH ALL RADAR DATA PRODUCTS ARE DERIVED. THE RADAR SHALL BE AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL PRODUCT WITH FAA, PART 121, CERTIFIED INSTALLATIONS. THE RADAR SHOULD BE DESIGNED WITH AN INTEGRATED ANTENNA, PEDESTAL, AND TRANSCEIVER SUITABLE FOR INSTALLATION IN A SMALL, BUSINESS-CLASS AIRCRAFT. THE RADAR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF OPERATION IN AN UNPRESSURIZED RADOME AT ALTITUDES UP TO 45,000 FEET. THE RADAR SHALL HAVE FAA-CERTIFIED WIND SHEAR AND ENHANCED TURBULENCE DETECTION CAPABILITY. THE RADAR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF EXTRACTING VERTICAL WIND ESTIMATES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING RESEARCHERS WITH THESE MEASUREMENTS, THE RADAR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING STANDARD, CERTIFIED WEATHER TO THE FLIGHT CREW. THE RADAR SYSTEM SHALL BE CAPABLE OF MEASURING 0 DBZ REFLECTIVITIES OUT TO A RANGE OF AT LEAST 1 NAUTICAL MILE. INSTALLATION: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION OF THE HIWC WX RADAR AND DATA RECORDER ONTO THE RESEARCH AIRCRAFT DESIGNATED BY THE NASA HIWC PROGRAM. THIS SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE BOTH THE STANDARD RADAR SYSTEM AND THE ADDITIONAL RESEARCH COMPONENTS. THIS SUPPORT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, DRAWINGS, AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING THE SYSTEM BUT WILL SUPPORT THE VALIDATION OF THIS INSTALLATION BY PROVIDING TEST PROCEDURES AND MINOR ANALYSES OF RECORDED DATA TO VERIFY PROPER FUNCTION AND PROPER INSTALLATION