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Aerospace Engineer Nick Underwood prepares a dropsonde at the AVAPS station on NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy during flight into Hurricane Isaias 31 July 2020

2020
Jul 31
Aerospace Engineer Nick Underwood prepares a dropsonde at the Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System (AVAPS) station
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Mike Mascaro / NOAA
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Aerospace Engineer Nick Underwood prepares a dropsonde at the Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System (AVAPS) station on NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion N43RF, nicknamed "Miss Piggy," during a July 31, 2020 evening flight into Hurricane Isaias.

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Operation

Aircraft Operations

General

Hurricane, Hurricane Hunters

Audience

OMAO Team, Student, Teacher, The Press

Global region

Caribbean

Fleet type

Aircraft

Aircraft

Lockheed WP-3D Orion, N43RF

Equipment

Dropsonde

Facility

NOAA Aircraft Operations Center

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