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Aircraft Operations

NOAA operates a fleet of highly specialized aircraft to study the ocean, coasts and the atmosphere.

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NOAA aircraft gather data on Hurricane Ida before, during and after the storm

Lt. Cmdr. Copare at the controls of NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy in the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021
September 3, 2021
Type: Media: Article

NOAA's hurricane hunter and emergency response aircraft provided data critical to storm forecasting and recovery efforts.
Topic Aircraft Operations, Government, Hurricane, Hurricane Hunters, Louisiana, NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer, OMAO Team, OMAO: News Bites, Scientist, Survey, The Press

Lt. j.g. Junge, NOAA Corps, operates sensors in NOAA Beechcraft King Air N68RF during storm damage assessment flights after Hurricane Ida August 30, 2021

Lt. j.g. Junge NOAA Corps operates sensors in NOAA Beechcraft King Air N68RF during storm damage assessment flights
August 30, 2021
Type: Media: Image

NOAA Corps officer Lt. j.g. Junge operates sensors in NOAA Beechcraft King Air 350CER N68RF after storm damage assessment flights on Aug. 30, 2021 following Hurricane Ida.

Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, Student, Survey, Teacher, The Press, United States of America

Lt. Centinello, NOAA Corps, conducts preflight on NOAA Beechcraft King Air N68RF before Hurricane Ida storm damage assessment flights August 30, 2021

Lt. Centinello, NOAA Corps, conducts preflight on NOAA Beechcraft King Air N68RF
August 30, 2021
Type: Media: Image

Lt. Centinello, NOAA Corps, conducts preflight checks on NOAA Beechcraft King Air 350CER N68RF before Hurricane Ida storm damage assessment flights on Aug. 30, 2021.

Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, Student, Survey, Teacher, The Press, United States of America

NOAA Beechcraft King Air N68RF flies over areas damaged by Hurricane Ida gathering aerial imagery for storm damage assessment August 30, 2021

View from NOAA King Air during flight over areas damaged by Hurricane Ida to gather aerial imagery for storm damage assessment
August 30, 2021
Type: Media: Image

NOAA Beechcraft King Air N68RF flies over areas damaged by Hurricane Ida gathering aerial imagery for storm damage assessment on August 30, 2021

Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, OMAO Team, Student, Survey, Teacher, The Press, United States of America

Lt. Cmdr. Copare at the controls of NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy in the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021

Lt. Cmdr. Copare at the controls of NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy in the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021
August 29, 2021
Type: Media: Image

NOAA Corps pilot Lt. Cmdr. Copare at the controls of NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion N43RF, nicknamed "Miss Piggy," in the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Ida on Aug. 29, 2021.

Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, Hurricane Hunters, NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer, OMAO Team, Scientist, Student, Teacher, The Press, United States of America

NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy flight station nose radar during flight into Cat 4 Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021

NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy flight station nose radar during flight into Cat 4 Hurricane Ida August 29 2021
August 29, 2021
Type: Media: Image

Category 4 Hurricane Ida as "painted" by a radar system aboard NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion N43RF on Aug. 29, 2021.

Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, Hurricane Hunters, NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer, OMAO Team, Scientist, Student, Teacher, The Press, United States of America

Sun seen over the eye wall of Cat 4 Hurricane Ida from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy during August 29, 2021.

Sun seen over the eye wall of Cat 4 Hurricane Ida from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy on August 29, 2021
August 29, 2021
Type: Media: Image

Sun seen over the eye wall of Cat 4 Hurricane Ida from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy during August 29, 2021

Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, Hurricane Hunters, OMAO Team, Scientist, Student, Teacher, The Press, United States of America

View of eye wall from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy during flight into Category 4 Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021

View of stadium effect from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy during flight into Cat 4 Hurricane Ida August 29 2021
August 29, 2021
Type: Media: Image

View of eye wall from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy during flight into Cat 4 Hurricane Ida August 29, 2021.

Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, Hurricane Hunters, NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer, OMAO Team, Scientist, Student, Teacher, The Press, United States of America

Early morning flight into the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Ida on NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy August 29, 2021. Credit: Lt. Cmdr. Doremus, NOAA Corps

August 29, 2021
Type: Media: Video

Aircraft Noise
Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, Hurricane Hunters, Louisiana, NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer, OMAO Team, Scientist, Student, Teacher, The Press

Flying into the eye of Cat 4 Hurricane Ida with views of eyewall from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy the morning of August 29, 2021. Credit: Lt. Cmdr. Doremus, NOAA Corps

August 29, 2021
Type: Media: Video

Aircraft Noise
Topic Aircraft Operations, Hurricane, Hurricane Hunters, Louisiana, NOAA Corps Commissioned Officer, OMAO Team, Scientist, Student, Teacher, The Press

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