The Associated Press reports on the successful Coyote drone test in Hurricane Edouard
The article can be accessed at http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/hurricane-edouard-environment-drone-test-25604517.
New technologies successfully deployed in recent hurricane flights
During NOAA’s recent reconnaissance and surveillance missions into Hurricane Edouard, aircraft-deployed unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) were successfully deployed for the first time. On September 16, 2014, Sensintel’s Coyote UAS was released into major Hurricane Edouard’s eye using NOAA’s P-3 aircraft operating out of Bermuda as the delivery vehicle. Once deployed, the 7-lb, 5-ft-wingspan Coyote proceeded […]
Hurricane Field Program Update – Friday, September 19, 2014 11AM Eastern
OPERATIONS Friday, September 19, 2014 NOAA42: Will ferry back to MacDill Air Force Base from the Bermuda. Take off time is scheduled for noon. One HRD scientists will be on this flight. NOAA43: Is tasked to fly a Ocean Glider research flight. They took off from St. Croix around 10AM. The goal of this mission is to fly over […]
Hurricane Field Program Update – Thursday, September 18, 2014 11AM Eastern
OPERATIONS Thursday, September 18, 2014 G-IV: Will ferry back to MacDill Air Force Base from Bermuda. Friday, September 19, 2014 NOAA42: Will ferry back to MacDill Air Force Base from the island of Bermuda. Take off time is scheduled for noon. One HRD scientists may be on this flight. NOAA43: Is tasked to fly a Ocean Glider research flight. Take […]
The eye of Edouard
Yesterday, NOAA 42 was flying into Hurricane Edouard while it was a Category 3 hurricane and was orbiting in its eye for an hour while monitoring a UAV they had launched in the storm’s center. A number of crew members took the opportunity to photograph the spectacular ‘stadium effect’ eyewall. We have collected some […]
Hurricane Field Program Update – Wednesday, September 17, 2014 11AM Eastern
OPERATIONS Wednesday, September 17, 2014 NOAA42: Is tasked to fly a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Experiment with the COYOTE UAS. They took off around 8AM from Bermuda. Two HRD scientists will be on this flight. NOAA43: Is tasked to fly a a post-storm Ocean Survey Experiment. Take off time from St. Croix is set for 1:30PM. One HRD scientist […]
NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft are on their way to fly in Hurricane Edouard
The NOAA42 P3 and NOAA49 jet took off early this morning to fly into Hurricane Edouard. NOAA42 is flying an experiment called the Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Experiment. The P3 will launch an unmanned aerial system called the Coyote. The Coyote drone is expected to fly for a few hours near the sea surface and collect meteorological data. NOAA49 jet flying […]
Hurricane Field Program Update – Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11AM Eastern
OPERATIONS Tuesday, September 16, 2014 NOAA42: Is tasked to fly a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Experiment with the COYOTE UAS. They took off from Bermuda around 9:30AM. Two HRD scientists are on this flight. NOAA43: Is tasked to fly a NESDIS Ocean Winds Experiment. Take of time from St. Croix is scheduled for 11AM. Two HRD scientists will be on board. […]
NOAA continues to gather data in Hurricane Edouard
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter P3 aircraft – NOAA42 and NOAA43 will fly again today into Hurricane Edouard. NOAA42 will take off from Bermuda around 9:30AM. They are flying an experiment called the Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Experiment. The P3 will launch unmanned aerial systems called the Coyote. The Coyote drone is expected to fly close to the sea […]
25th Anniversary of a ‘hairy hop’ into Hurricane Hugo
NOAA 42 radar display of Hugo’s eyewall On September 15, 1989, NOAA 42 “Kermit” flew a research mission into Hurricane Hugo, east of Barbados, that became what old-time Hurricane Hunters called a “hairy hop”. This referred to a hurricane flight where the turbulence was so severe as to put the mission in jeopardy. The day […]
