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A hurricane isn't a thunderstorm, and has very limited vertical movement in its airflows. The hurricane hunter P3s do it.
by Tuxer 9y ago
A hurricane isn't a thunderstorm, and has very limited vertical movement in its airflows. The hurricane hunter P3s do it.
- lisper 9y ago> A hurricane isn't a thunderstorm, That's true, but they can (and usually do) contain embedded thunderstorms. > and has very limited vertical movement in its airflows. Except for the embedded thunderstorms. > The hurricane hunter P3s do it. That's true, but they can do it because their destination is the eye of the storm. That allows you to do all your navigation relative to the storm. Commercial airliners are trying to reach a destination on the ground, i.e. a target that is moving relative to the hurricane. Trying to navigate with this additional constraint is a whole different ballgame.
- SAI_Peregrinus 9y agoAlso the hurricane hunter WP3s (and the USAF equivalent WC130s) all have 3-point harnesses (or better) for all seats. That's pretty important for passenger safety in turbulence. Passenger airplane lap belts leave a lot to be desired when dealing with strong turbulence.