Mission Summary

19800808I1 N43RF
Hurricane Cat 5 Allen 1980

Flight Crew ( N43RF )
FlightDirectr Davis
Pilot Noble
Pilot Turner
Navigator Bergner
FlightEnginer Ricci
FlightEnginer Cicirelli
Radio Operatr Nunn
Electric Tech Hebert
Data Technicn Brunson
Data Technicn Goldstein
Electric Tech Stone
Electric Tech Berles

Scientific Crew ( N43RF )
Lead Proj Sci Willoughby NHEML
Cloud Physics Zipser NCAR
AXBT Science JHawkins NHEML
Radar Science Marks NHEML

Take off Landing
Miami, FL 1622 UTC New Orleans, LA 104 UTC

Mission Summary :

3-plane modified eyewall mission into Hurricane Allen over the Gulf of Mexico
The flight took off from Miami, FL at 1622Z on 08/08/1980 and landed at New Orleans, LA at 104Z the next day with 8 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 9 1724 Z 42 Z
PMS cloudphy 5 1954 Z2236 Z
OAO Standard 1 0 Z 0 Z
2 1825 Z2250 Z


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