The Hurricane Hunters
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Monsters Of The World Of Storms
37:07 -
The Saddler's Apprentice
26:19 -
At The Bottom Of The Sea
25:48 -
Storm Warnings
28:45 -
Radio Helps -- Then Hinders
31:11 -
The Eye Of The Hurricane
30:28 -
First Flight Into The Vortex
25:57 -
The Hammer And The Highway
28:43 -
Wings Against The Whirling Blasts
31:42 -
Kappler's Hurricane
36:33 -
Tricks Of The Trade
36:22 -
Trailing The Terrible Typhoon
37:20 -
Guest On A Hairy Hop
33:23 -
The Unexpected
46:14 -
Fighting Hail And Hurricanes
25:19 -
Carol, Edna, Hazel Or Saxby!
25:19 -
The Gears And Guts Of The Giant
46:11 -
Biographical Sketch Of The Author
1:51
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A young Navy radio operator faces his first flight into a hurricane while forecasters in Miami answer anxious calls from people ashore. Ivan Ray Tannehill uses this tense opening to introduce the practical work of observing tropical storms and getting reports to forecast offices. Published in 1955, the book combines accounts of flights through hurricanes and typhoons with the development of storm warnings, radio communication and radar observation.
Crew testimony shows how difficult these measurements could be. Navigator James P. Dalton recalls the violent turbulence of a 1945 flight from Morrison Field, including misleading altitude readings and the difficulty of measuring winds. Illustrations show aircraft, crew stations, storm damage and views into storm centres. Readers interested in weather history will find a close account of the instruments and people involved in collecting information from dangerous skies.
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About the author
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- Author
- Ivan Ray Tannehill
- Reading time
- About 6 hours
- Pages
- 197
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Popular Science
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