Mission Summary
20171007H2 Aircraft 42RF
Tropical Storm Nate
AIPEX
Cancelled

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Co-pilot
Flight Engineer
Flight Engineer
Navigator
Flight Director
Flight Director
System Engineer
Data Technician
Dropsonde Operator

Scientific Crew (aircraft)
Radar Scientist HRD

Mission Plan :

NOAA 42RF (N42) will perform an HRD-tasked AIPEX mission into Tropical Storm Nate.


Proposed flight track for 20171007H2

TDR MISSION PLAN: Nate
Prepared by the Hurricane Research Division
October 06, 2017
Aircraft: N42RF
Proposed takeoff: 07/2000Z
DROP LOCATION TABLE
# LAT LON RAD/AZM TIME
deg min deg min nm deg (hh:mn)
1S28 4289 00 90/0001:10
2I27 5789 001:22
3I27 1289 001:33
4I26 2789 001:44
5S25 4289 00 90/1801:55
6S27 1287 19 90/0902:28
7I27 1288 102:40
8I27 1289 002:51
9I27 1289 503:02
10S27 1290 41 90/2703:13
11S26 0890 10 90/2253:32
12I26 4089 353:44
13I27 1288 593:55
14I27 4488 244:06
15S28 1687 48 90/0454:17
16S28 1690 12 90/3154:50
17I27 4489 365:02
18I27 1289 015:13
19I26 4088 255:21
20S26 0887 50 90/1355:29

Mission Summary :

Foght cancelled due to mechanical problems.

Mission Evaluation:

Problems :


Mission Data :


Page last updated Oct. 10, 2017
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