Sonde Scientist | Mike Black |
Sonde Scientist | John Kaplan |
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Mike Black and John Kaplan flew a Synoptic Flow mission around Hurricane Frances.The jet left Barbados at 01:30 PM AST and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL at 09:30 PM EDT.
Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 01/1730Z | |||
DROP # | LAT (d m) | LON (d m) | TIME (h:mm) |
1 | 13 04 | 59 29 | 0:10 |
2 | 14 48 | 60 37 | 0:27 |
3 | 18 16 | 62 52 | 1:00 |
4 | 20 00 | 64 00 | 1:17 |
5 | 22 00 | 64 00 | 1:33 |
6 | 21 00 | 66 00 | 1:50 |
7 | 23 00 | 66 00 | 2:07 |
8 | 24 00 | 64 00 | 2:24 |
9 | 25 00 | 65 30 | 2:37 |
10 | 26 00 | 67 00 | 2:51 |
11 | 27 00 | 69 00 | 3:08 |
12 | 28 00 | 71 00 | 3:25 |
13 | 26 45 | 73 00 | 3:42 |
14 | 25 33 | 72 08 | 3:54 |
15 | 25 33 | 70 16 | 4:08 |
16 | 24 28 | 68 46 | 4:22 |
17 | 22 42 | 68 12 | 4:37 |
18 | 20 56 | 68 46 | 4:52 |
19 | 19 51 | 70 16 | 5:06 |
20 | 19 54 | 72 08 | 5:21 |
21 | 20 56 | 73 38 | 5:35 |
22 | 22 00 | 76 00 | 5:55 |
23 | 22 42 | 74 12 | 6:10 |
24 | 24 28 | 73 38 | 6:25 |
25 | 24 00 | 76 00 | 6:43 |
26 | 23 00 | 78 00 | 7:00 |
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