Mission Summary
20040902I1 Aircraft 43RF
Frances flight 2004

Scientific Crew (43RF)
Lead ScientistRob Rogers
Radar ScientistPeter Dodge
SFMR ScientistEric Uhlhorn
CBLAST ScientistEd Walsh
Mission Plan :

N43RF is tasked for a one plane CBLAST mission combined with SFMR observation into Hurricane Frances. Takeoff from Barbados will be at 10:30 AM AST and will recover in MacDill AFB, FL at 7:30 PM EDT. A rotating 'figure 4' or butterfly pattern will be flown. No stepped decents are planned.

Mission Summary :

N43RF flew a one plane CBLAST mission combined with SFMR observation into Hurricane Frances. Takeoff from Barbados was at 10:30 AM AST and recovered in MacDill AFB, FL at 8:05 PM EDT.

Problems :


Mission Data :

One minute listing

Flight Data


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude


Page last updated September 7, 2004
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