hurricane: 1, idiot: 0

[klah]

The Air Force operates the 53rd WRS that has 10 C-130s which they fly directly through the eyewall daily.

http://www.hurricanehunters.com/faq.htm

7. Are the aircraft's wings specially reinforced?

Believe it or not, they aren't. Remember that airplanes are built to go very fast through the air, and they don't care if the wind is 5 knots (nautical miles per hour) or 150 knots! As we approach the strongest winds in a hurricane, we simply turn gradually into the wind (called "crabbing") until we punch through into the calm eye.

 

[ViRGE]

I read about this sometime last year on Slashdot; it does work, but the math says that the scale of material required is many times larger than what a plane can haul. Oh, and as for the plane, it'll be fine; the first in-hurricane flight was with a fricken' T-6 Texan, and the Navy/NOAA now run things like C-130's in to the storms.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: fredtam

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: SirPsycho
What I want to know is who the hell would be stupid enough to rent this guy the plane to do it with? I can just imagine the conversation...

"Acme Air Tanker Rental, can I help you?"
"Hi, I'd like to rent one of your planes to fly into a hurricane, please!"
*click*

The Navy flies into hurricanes all the time...

No.

Sucks to be wrong. I see it all the time on the Discovery Channel

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: fredtam

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: SirPsycho
What I want to know is who the hell would be stupid enough to rent this guy the plane to do it with? I can just imagine the conversation...

"Acme Air Tanker Rental, can I help you?"
"Hi, I'd like to rent one of your planes to fly into a hurricane, please!"
*click*

The Navy flies into hurricanes all the time...

No.

Sucks to be wrong. I see it all the time on the Discovery Channel

No you see the Air Force reserve in C130s and also private ventures but the Navy no longer flies into hurricanes.

Edit: Oh yeah. It must suck to be wrong.

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: fredtam

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: fredtam

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: SirPsycho
What I want to know is who the hell would be stupid enough to rent this guy the plane to do it with? I can just imagine the conversation...

"Acme Air Tanker Rental, can I help you?"
"Hi, I'd like to rent one of your planes to fly into a hurricane, please!"
*click*

The Navy flies into hurricanes all the time...

No.

Sucks to be wrong. I see it all the time on the Discovery Channel

No you see the Air Force reserve in C130s and also private ventures but the Navy no longer flies into hurricanes.

Edit: Oh yeah. It must suck to be wrong.

Looks like the Air Force to me.

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve, is one-of-a-kind: the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes--since 1944.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: loki8481
that's dumb.

hurricanes are necessary.

necessary in what aspect??

 

[fredtam]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: loki8481
that's dumb.

hurricanes are necessary.

necessary in what aspect??

balance

 

[5ayle]

He did get NOAA to test his first version of SK-1000 using hurricane computer models, and it slowed the storm by 4 to 6 mph. With the improved SK-1000, he says, "we have a shot at 15 mph now.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: 5ayle

He did get NOAA to test his first version of SK-1000 using hurricane computer models, and it slowed the storm by 4 to 6 mph. With the improved SK-1000, he says, "we have a shot at 15 mph now.

lmao..a 2-3 hr reduction in strength of storm

 

[DanTMWTMP]

hey..it's worth a shot...

maybe pretty soon they'll have like a whole fleet of 747's armed w/ that stuff to dump it on an incoming future hurricane.

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: 5ayle

He did get NOAA to test his first version of SK-1000 using hurricane computer models, and it slowed the storm by 4 to 6 mph. With the improved SK-1000, he says, "we have a shot at 15 mph now.

lmao..a 2-3 hr reduction in strength of storm

First off, there are no facts that this effect only last 2-3 hours, as far as we know, it could be longer or even shorter.

Well, lets say its only a couple of hours, while it might seem insignificant, I can imagine it would help alot.

Instead of strengthening that could have occured during the time, its just recovering its lost strength.

Also, right before landfall (or during landfall), a dumpage of this material could lower wind speed, causing less damage, and the hurricane wouldn't have enough time to gather its lost strength.

While the idea is kinda out of this world, we should give this guy a shot... lets see what he can do. NOAA tests have already proven it could lower wind speeds. I'm sure if we claimed we could go to the moon in 1940, everyone would be laughing about the "impossible". Eventually we did it, and we eventually might accomplish this.

Like he said, if he can lower speeds by 15 mph before landfall, that could makes a big difference between 10 billion and 15 billion worth of damage, and even save lives. This would also pave the path to more absorbant materials. With more R&D behind it, it could be possible, with even further weakening of a storm.

Also, the amount carried out is just by one plane. Several of these planes could pose a significant impact to the hurricanes strength, dropping it even more so than the 15mph he wants to do with his single plane. I'm sure the cost of the planes/material will be much cheaper than the extra damage the storm could have carried out.

Give him a shot.

 

[robphelan]

aliens... those damn aliens are responsible for everything...

 

[bambam]

Hey - I hope it works ,. It looks like Ivan is head directly toward my vacation home in the panhandle ( purchased 2 months ago *X%k !!!!)

 

[The Green Bean]

 

[flexy]

Originally posted by: loki8481
that's dumb.

hurricanes are necessary.

good point !!!

(for all those who dont know..hurricanes happen to balance the heat/cold of the two hemispheres. 'Destroying' a hurricane would utilmately do the exact opposite....generating bigger and more hurricanes. Correct me if i am wrong)

Also..of course waste/ environment pollution plays a role, too...

Typical example of someone thinking about something..but lacking the intelligence to think about it longer than three seconds....

 

[Abhi]