Prepare your scientific project
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Safire is at your side for:
• Selection of the the aircraft that complies with your needs
• Integration and certification of your instruments
• Negotiation of flight plans with aeronautical authorities
• Consolidation of financial aspect and seek funding
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Scientific instruments
We suggest that you consult the list of core instruments that can be installed
There are also many instruments belonging to external laboratories and which have already been certified and fitted in our aircraft; if wished, we will get you in touch with the technical managers of the instruments that you would like to use.
SAFIRE aircraft use request form
It is done using the dedicated form. It is advisable to exchange with SAFIRE before sending the completed form.
Demande d'utilisation des avions scientifiques SAFIREIntegration of new equipment in SAFIRE aircraft
Does your project require installing specific scientific equipment in our planes? Let us know as soon as possible because the studies and procedures for certification take several months. The SAFIRE team shares their aeronautical know-how and supports you from the study and design phases .
The aeronautical regulations are strictly observed by SAFIRE and any element installed in the aircraft must be precisely described in a certification file sent to the Authorities. It is up to the laboratories to supply instruments conforming to their description
Before designing the equipment
Read the instructions available in the document
Instruction for airborne scientific equipmentwhich presents the regulatory framework, the rules and the procedures to follow to install an instrument in SAFIRE aircraft.
Between the design / production phases and a finalized version
In conjunction with Safire, complete the Instrumental Description Form
Instrumental description form (Word version if issues with pdf one) which serves as a technical description of an instrument. This file is to be completed by the user and specifies the characteristics of the instruments with a view to their integration into the aircraft. This includes certification and software development for the acquisition and processing of data from these instruments.
A finalized version must be given to Safire 6 months before the first measurement flight.
6 months before the first measurement flight (average time for equipment certification, contact SAFIRE)
(Technical description of an instrument. This file is to be completed by the user and specifies the characteristics of the instruments with a view to their integration into the aircraft. This includes certification and software development for acquisition and processing. data from these instruments.)
When the instrument is delivered to SAFIRE
Committing the head of laboratory and the technical manager of the instrument on its conformity to the description which has been made of it.
Persons on board SAFIRE aircraft
Anyone non-Safire member who is allowed to fly on board our aircraft is considered to be a member of the crew, as an "occasional flight engineer". They must fly within a professional framework proven by an authorization from her employer, and sign a declarative information sheet.
Flight authorization to be fulfilled by employerInformation sheet to be signed before a flight in SAFIRE aircraftOccasional flight engineers must have read the safety instructions relating to the aircraft in which they are to take place:
ATR 42 safety instructionsFalcon 20 safety instructionsPiper Aztec safety instructionsWhen publishing a scientific article
For any publication obtained by using Safire means, it is requested to comply with Safire editorial guidelines. In particular, acknowledgments should contain the phrase “Airborne data was obtained using the aircraft managed by Safire, the French facility for airborne research, an infrastructure of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Météo-France and the French National Center for Space Studies (CNES)”
Instructions for writing an articleOur service offer
SAFIRE service offer (in French) describes the services provided by Safire and their practical framework.
Instruction for airborne scientific equipment
