karen · @geekaren
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AI6YR · @ai6yr
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karen · @geekaren
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NWS Tallahassee (bot) · @nwstallahassee_bot
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The Hurricane Awareness Tour has arrived in Tallahassee this evening! Come out tomorrow and tour the planes and learn about hurricane preparedness and the upcoming hurricane season!
#FLwx #HurricanePrep @NOAA @NWSNHC @53rdWRS #HurricaneHunters #HurricanePreparednessWeek
#flwx #hurricaneprep #hurricanehunters #hurricanepreparednessweek
Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
44 followers · 386 posts · Server universeodon.com
#NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters stopped at the #Orlando Executive Airport to allow the public to tour the Air Force Reserve’s WC-130 #aircraft.
The vertical stabilizer is painted with logos for the #AirForce Reserve, the #US flag, and the #HurricaneHunters logo.
#OrlandoExecutiveAirport, #ORL, #VericalStabilizer, #Aircraft, #Airplane, #Plane, #NationalOceanicAndAtmosphericAssociation, #AirForceReserve, #Photograph, #Photography, #Photo
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/air-force-hurricane-hunters-wc-130j-tail-heron-and-fox.html
#noaa #orlando #aircraft #airforce #US #hurricanehunters #orlandoexecutiveairport #orl #vericalstabilizer #airplane #plane #nationaloceanicandatmosphericassociation #airforcereserve #photograph #photography #photo
Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
29 followers · 234 posts · Server universeodon.com
In 2017, #NOAA and the #AirForceReserve’s #HurricaneHunters stopped by #Orlando, #Florida at #OrlandoExecutiveAirport #ORL. This #photo is a nose-on view of their WC-130J #airplane that flies inside #hurricanes.
Only #propeller-drive #aircraft can operate inside a #storm that severe, so this modification of a cargo #plane serves the role. A special #meteorological #radar is installed in a pod under the starboard wing; the #SteppedFrequencyMicrowaveRadiometer #SFMR, allows the plane to measure surface #wind speeds by using radar on the surface of the #waves.
#Photo, #Photography, #airplane, #WC130J, #USAFR
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/air-force-hurricane-hunters-wc-130j-nose-heron-and-fox.html
#noaa #airforcereserve #hurricanehunters #orlando #florida #orlandoexecutiveairport #orl #photo #airplane #hurricanes #propeller #aircraft #storm #plane #meteorological #radar #steppedfrequencymicrowaveradiometer #sfmr #wind #waves #photography #wc130j #usafr
Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
30 followers · 228 posts · Server universeodon.com
#Beechcraft #KingAir RU-21 #turboprop #airplane at #Orlando Executive Airport #KORL. Beechcraft has manufactured airplanes for decades, now doing business as #Textron. This King Air RU-21 airplane powered by 2 #PrattandWhitney PT6A-20 #engines with 550 #horsepower each.
The #US #Army had some RU-21’s modified for #SIGINT work in support of Central American #rebels and anti-#drugtrafficking operations. Some also served in the #GulfWar. They were #retired from service in 1993.
This Beechcraft King Air RU-21 was on display at KORL while the #HurricaneHunters had a demonstration at the #airport.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/beechcraft-ru-21-heron-and-fox.html
#beechcraft #kingair #turboprop #airplane #orlando #korl #textron #prattandwhitney #engines #horsepower #US #army #sigint #rebels #drugtrafficking #gulfwar #retired #hurricanehunters #airport
S. Newbery · @ssnewbery
134 followers · 872 posts · Server mastodon.socialI'm not sure I "get" this definition of "atmospheric river" (below), but it is interesting that the Air Force Reserve hurricane hunters are actively researching the phenomenon battering California. The size and scale of these jet-stream rivers is just mind-blowing...
"Atmospheric rivers are rivers of moisture or water vapor that carry 25 times the water equivalent of the Mississippi River."
#atmosphericriver #hurricanehunters #weather #bombcyclone
karen · @geekaren
660 followers · 3649 posts · Server mstdn.socialDanielFireCopter on Twitter:
"TEAL81, 82, 83 is arriving into Northern California. TEAL84 and I assume the other one is TEAL85 are still flying to NorCal. #CAwx #HurricaneHunters https://t.co/Yjqq4TgXku" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/DanielFireTruck/status/1610760506859716608
karen · @geekaren
676 followers · 3698 posts · Server mstdn.social
DanielFireCopter on Twitter: "
Here come the Hurricane Hunters to Northern California. TEAL81, 82, 83, 84, the 5th one Reg: 99-5309. #CAwx #Cyclonebomb #HurricaneHunters https://t.co/8uq9CcttIh" / Twitter
https://twitter.com/DanielFireTruck/status/1610747544346427392
#hurricanehunters #cyclonebomb #cawx