Mission Summary

19800808F1 N41RF
Hurricane Cat 5 Allen 1980

Flight Crew ( N41RF )
FlightDirectr Darby
Pilot Gunnoe
Pilot Ticknor
Navigator Schissel
FlightEnginer Fleury
FlightEnginer Moore
FlightEnginer Beaver
ElectEngineer Schricker
ElectEngineer DuGranrut
Radar Tech Calvert

Scientific Crew ( N41RF )
Lead Proj Sci Jorgensen NHEML
Radar Science Lein NHEML
Observer Jones NASA
Observer Reazor USAF
Observer Oliver NASA

Take off Landing
Miami, FL 1623 UTC New Orleans, LA 58 UTC

Mission Summary :

NHEML modified eyewall experiment (option B) into Hurricane Allen over the Gulf of Mexico
The flight took off from Miami, FL at 1623Z on 08/08/1980 and landed at New Orleans, LA at 58Z the next day with 7 penetrations.


Mission Data :

1 second data

Flight Director log | Lead Scientist log | Radar log | Cloud Physics log | AXBT log | Dropsonde log


Flight Track

Temp & Dew Point

Wind & Altitude

Data Tapes
Radar 3 1632 Z 37 Z
OAO Standard 1 0 Z 0 Z


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