One of the NOAA’s two “hurricane hunter” Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft flew into the eye of Hurricane Milton as it approached the Florida coast.

Crews walk to their National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration P-3 Orion Hurricane Hunter aircraft, nicknamed Kermit, ...

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, but President Trump’s ...

Crews walk to their National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration P-3 Orion Hurricane Hunter aircraft, nicknamed Kermit, ahead of their flight into Tropical Storm Debby on Saturday, Aug. 3, in ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employs two primary aircraft in its hurricane hunter arsenal. Lockheed Martin’s P-3 Orion four-engine turboprop flies directly into storms ...

In fact, according to Lockheed, the P-3 Orion has a certificated maximum endurance of 16 hours, but the CBP lists its variants as having a max endurance of 12 hours and a range of 4,000 nm.

NOAA's hurricane hunter drones used for forecasting also broke 3 world records. 3 Guinness World Records were set during a test flight into Hurricane Ian in September of last year.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s WP-3D Orion hurricane hunter aircraft, affectionately named after muppet character “Kermit the Frog”stands on the tarmac at Washington ...

NOAA hurricane hunter plane. What makes Gonzo different from NOAA's other storm chasing aircraft − such as the two P-3 Orion aircraft which actually fly into hurricanes − is that this ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employs two primary aircraft in its hurricane hunter arsenal. Lockheed Martin’s P-3 Orion four-engine turboprop flies directly into storms ...

Cmdr. Danielle Varwig is a wife, a mother, a mechanical engineer and a military veteran. As a pilot with NOAA, she stalks hurricanes from the sky.

NOAA hurricane hunter plane. What makes Gonzo different from NOAA's other storm chasing aircraft − such as the two P-3 Orion aircraft which actually fly into hurricanes − is that this ...