Avionics
NASA turns Saab 340s into flying wx stations
NASA researchers are seeking to bring better weather information to pilots and controllers by converting a fleet of regional turboprop airliners for servic

NASA researchers are seeking to bring better weather information to pilots and controllers by converting a fleet of regional turboprop airliners for service as flying weather reporting stations.

A team led by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., has designed, built and equipped dozens of Mesaba Airlines Saab
340s with the so-called Tropospheric Airborne Meteorological Data Report (TAMDAR) instrument, a small weather sensor that automatically collects and reports current weather conditions in flight.