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I had the change to tour the hurricane hunter aircraft when it was at RDU
this past week.
I was surprised at how accurate the data is once they drop out the data tubes into the hurricanes. On the side of the airplane there are names of hurricanes that particular hurricane the plane has flown through.
The planes are named after the muppets. The plane I toured was Miss Piggy. They also have Kermit, and Gonzo (which is a high altitude plane).
It was very interesting. Here is a video that the local tv station put together:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/5097904/
I have some pictures that I will post later on.
this past week.
I was surprised at how accurate the data is once they drop out the data tubes into the hurricanes. On the side of the airplane there are names of hurricanes that particular hurricane the plane has flown through.
The planes are named after the muppets. The plane I toured was Miss Piggy. They also have Kermit, and Gonzo (which is a high altitude plane).
It was very interesting. Here is a video that the local tv station put together:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/5097904/
I have some pictures that I will post later on.