FARAVIC’s King Air 350/360 Weather Modification Aircraft Task System adopts a distributed architecture, utilizing FARAVIC’s own products to comprehensively integrate airborne power distribution, atmospheric detection, cloud seeding, video surveillance, cabin networking, and air-ground communications. Among these, the atmospheric detection component integrates various probes from DMT, SPEC, and other domestic Chinese manufacturers.
The system is composed of task system integration software and supporting hardware equipment. The task system integration software manages all system data, enabling human-computer interaction and overall operational control. The hardware components include Airborne Intelligent Power Distribution Equipment, Airborne Communication Control Devices, Airborne Integrated Voice Communication Devices, Airborne Video Monitor Devices, Airborne Probe Integrated Equipment, Airborne Cloud Seeding Device, Airborne Gigabit Switch, and an Airborne Computer, all efficiently interconnected through a cabin local area network (LAN).
FARAVIC’s King Air 350/360 Weather Modification Aircraft Task System relies on an aviation satellite communication system to network with the national ground center’s “Tiangong System”. This allows for the real-time downlink of meteorological detection, cloud seeding, and video surveillance data. It supports the immediate exchange of air-ground network messages and meteorological data, enabling real-time command of integrated air-ground weather detection and modification operations. The system plays a stable and vital role in conventional meteorological detection, weather modification operations, and major weather support missions. Additionally, the system offers options for advanced technological applications such as unmanned operational control and artificial intelligence-assisted operations.
Currently, the system has been successfully implemented on multiple national and Beijing municipal Weather Modification Aircraft in China, and has received high recognition from its users.
