But what if we told you that there exists an aircraft that pilots deliberately ... but it's more widely known as the "Hurricane Hunter," thanks to its ability to stand up against one of nature's ...

The plane in question is the Hurricane Hunter, which is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration here ...

The first hurricane/typhoon hunter plane loss occurred on October 1, 1945, when a Navy PB4Y-2 (BuNo 59415) went down in a Category 1 typhoon over the South China Sea. Pilot Lt(jg) Ralph Cook and ...

I climb the ladder and step into one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) P-3 Orion "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft--NOAA 42, affectionately called "The Princess", my ...

NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion “hurricane hunter” aircraft. (NOAA) The eye of Hurricane Ida on NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy the morning of August 28, 2021. (Image Credit: Credit: Lt.

You might think the crews of the NOAA and USAF Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft get a break during that time. Not at all! They fly winter storm missions as well. NOAA's WP-3D Orion pictured ...

lawmakers want to make sure funding will go toward three next generation hurricane hunter aircraft sooner rather than later. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration currently has two P ...