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Into the eye of a hurricane: How aircraft and drones penetrate monster storms

  • Web Diva
    Leader
    September 4, 2023 9:01 AM CDT
    Have you ever wondered "the right stuff" it takes for pilots to fly into and above a hurricane? This article is stunning for any super weather geek that loves diagrams and pictures displaying the ultimate physics and skills needed to fly an aircraft into the eye of a hurricane.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2023/08/23/noaa-hurricane-hunters-drone-technology/70373262007/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us />

    For decades, the research has been done aboard aircraft flown by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known as the Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve.


    Along with flying into the hurricanes, the hurricane hunters also use saildrones and underwater gliders.


    Saildrones and underwater gliders will be guided into Atlantic hurricanes this year.