Mission Summary
20050926I1 Aircraft 43RF
Rita flight 2005

Scientific Crew (43RF)
Pete BlackLPS
Eric UhlhornAXBT
Benjamin Jaimes (RSMAS)Observer
Mission Plan :

The NOAA N43RF will fly an post Rita AXBT survey of the Gulf of Mexico. The NOAA P3 will leave MacDill AFB,FL at 10:00 AM EDT and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL at 6:00 PM EDT.

Mission Summary :

The NOAA N43RF flew an NHC-tasked SFMR mission into Hurricane Rita. The NOAA P3 left MacDill AFB,FL at 10:00 AM EDT and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL at 5:00 PM EDT. A total of 54 AXBTs were launched of which 51 worked.

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Mission Data :

Ten second listing

Flight Data


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude


Page last updated February 6, 2006
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