Feasibility Study of A-10 for Storm Penetration

由南达科他州矿业与技术学院运营和维护的装甲T-28风暴穿透飞机的退役，在穿透对流风暴研究云物理、水凝物、电气现象的能力上留下了空白，为地面遥感仪器提供现场数据。两个讲习班已确定A-10飞机作为T-10飞机的潜在替代品，28以及一个可向地球科学界提供更广泛服务的平台。 这项研究是一个广泛的工程分析的A-10？的适用性，以满足当前和预计的科学要求。 这项研究的结果将确定财政和物理限制，以操作A-10作为国家科学基金会的国家设施。

The retirement of the armored T-28 Storm Penetration Aircraft, operated and maintained by the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, left a gap in the ability to penetrate convective storms to study cloud physics, hydrometeors, electrical phenomena, and providing in situ data for ground based remote sensing instruments.Two workshops had identified an A-10 aircraft as being potential replacement for the T-28 as well as a platform that could provide more extensive service to the geosciences community. The study is an extensive engineering analysis of the A-10?s applicability to meet current and projected science requirements. The results of this study will determine the financial and physical constraints to operate the A-10 as a national facility for the National Science Foundation.