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Offline ridley1

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Tour the hurricane hunter
« on: April 17, 2011, 06:24:44 AM »
Just ran across this while checking weather....


http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/hat/
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2011, 06:44:40 AM »
From last year in my hometown:





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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2011, 07:59:38 AM »
Those blades seem pretty fragile, Doesn't this one fly into hurricanes?  :headscratch:
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2011, 08:20:53 AM »
Quote from: F22RaptorDude on April 17, 2011, 07:59:38 AM
Those blades seem pretty fragile, Doesn't this one fly into hurricanes?  :headscratch:

Yeah hurricanes can reach wind speeds up to 200mph. It exceeds well the operating speed of the plane which is.. waitamineet!  :bhead
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2011, 08:47:21 AM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on April 17, 2011, 08:20:53 AM
Yeah hurricanes can reach wind speeds up to 200mph. It exceeds well the operating speed of the plane which is.. waitamineet!  :bhead
:headscratch: They fly around the eye if i recall.
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Offline curry1

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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2011, 09:11:22 AM »
Quote from: F22RaptorDude on April 17, 2011, 07:59:38 AM
Those blades seem pretty fragile, Doesn't this one fly into hurricanes?  :headscratch:
Quote from: F22RaptorDude on April 17, 2011, 08:47:21 AM
:headscratch: They fly around the eye if i recall.

These two statements seem contradictory.
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2011, 09:15:11 AM »
Nah I used to be all about weather when I was a little kid. Recalling what I used to know is difficult.
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2011, 09:32:39 AM »
Quote from: F22RaptorDude on April 17, 2011, 09:15:11 AM
Nah I used to be all about weather when I was a little kid. Recalling what I used to know is difficult.

So a year to 6 months ago?
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2011, 09:47:50 AM »
Quote from: curry1 on April 17, 2011, 09:32:39 AM
So a year to 6 months ago?
Try 8 years on for size mate.  :lol
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2011, 11:23:40 AM »
Those blades look to be feathered.
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2011, 11:37:43 AM »
Quote from: F22RaptorDude on April 17, 2011, 08:47:21 AM
:headscratch: They fly around the eye if i recall.

How fast would you think hurricane winds get 'around the eye'? If the plane is going to experience any trouble whatsoever it's going to be from lightning strikes and heavy turbulence.
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2011, 02:59:35 PM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on April 17, 2011, 11:37:43 AM
How fast would you think hurricane winds get 'around the eye'? If the plane is going to experience any trouble whatsoever it's going to be from lightning strikes and heavy turbulence.

Overall windspeed doesn't matter because once airborne the plane is part of the moving mass of air.  Wind shear and gusts would be of concern, but not '200 mph winds'.
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2011, 03:02:00 PM »
Quote from: F22RaptorDude on April 17, 2011, 08:47:21 AM
:headscratch: They fly around the eye if i recall.
FYI you have to fly through it to get to the eye.
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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2011, 03:31:58 PM »
That unit is stationed in St. Croix every Hurricane season.I was a bartender at the hotel they stayed at a few years back.They are a great group of guys doing very important work.  :salute

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Re: Tour the hurricane hunter
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2011, 03:58:44 PM »
Quote from: Spikes on April 17, 2011, 03:02:00 PM
FYI you have to fly through it to get to the eye.

I thought they flew over the storm
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