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Damn, you let me down. You sound like complete brainwashed moron with the doomsday cult of climate change incantations of. "rising and warming seas". Do you even bother to check the actual claims these sick green communists make? Taking only one source (IPCC) is plain stupid and it doesn't matter how many channels they use to propagate their cult belief. Do some research in old data that were not "normalized" aka not tampered with and you will find the hurricanes are the same as before, the climate is COLDER than it used to be 1000 years ago, that greenland is ice covered now, that the seas are same as before and that there is only 00.04% of CO2 in the air which is barely enough to sustain life. That stuff is incredibly scarce and it's heavier than air so there is no "green house" effect because it doesn't act as insulation. Further more earth doesn't have perfectly balanced energy source with stable energy output and the orbit is not perfectly circular or perfectly stable. Yes, there will be fluctuations in weather as it always been and most of it caused by plate tectonics that shift ocean currents, solar output variations and changes in orbit. You should know these basics. Damn, you dissapointed me.
I was a part of the WP-3D re-wing effort. Those planes are so incredible. Plus, there's actually not really much structural reinforcement over and above what a P-3C has over the P-3A/B. Iirc, the new wings we put on were just regular old P-3C wings. Those planes are just so robust and overbuilt (relative to their operational weight) that there's just nothing that can truly replace them (lb for lb). C-130s are a solid option for sure, but they are so much more structurally optimized (to carry more weight with essentially the same engines), that their excess margins of safety just arent as high as the P-3. That issue can somewhat be resolved by simply restricting the operational weight if the C-130 so that it "can" survive in the same flight envelopes that the P-3 inherently can, but thats way less fun. Nobody wants to get a hot new toy and be told they can't use it at its max capacity. I'm keenly interested in what they will do to replace Kermit and Miss Piggy when the time comes. Also, Miss Piggy doesnt have the barber pole either. Thats how you can tell them apart. Fun fact, they actually have a 3rd WP-3D (N44RF?) which is a non-operational parts bird which used to be called Gonzo I think before it was retired and the name was given to a Gulfstream? IIRC, that plane DOES have the barber pole. I forget the story behind why that plane is not airworthy. I want to say it's because of "widespread fatigue damage" which was not financially viable to repair. That was 8 years ago though so my memory is a little fuzzy.
I always wondered about the design of the P-3. On one hand, the engineers did am absolutely fantastic job designing a near-indestructible plane. On the other hand, they somehow managed to make it look like the most generic plane ever. It's like someone read a book on "how to build a 4 engine aeroplane" and skipped right over the chapter on how to give it a character or any distinct features.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="636">10:36</a> You know it's serious business when you need an extra pilot on the thrust levers because the pilot flying needs both hands for the yoke!
Going back the "old days" when most multi-engine aircraft had a third person in the cockpit - the flight engineer, whose job was to look after the engines, manage the fuel (and, at more restful moments, provide the pilots with much needed refreshments).
My Dad used to be a US Naval Aircrewman who was in anti-submarine warfare missions out of Florida back in the 60's, & his crew did a hurricane flight once because they were rated on the same kind of plane that was used for the task. 🤯
When I was a young officer training at Kessler AFB in Mississippi during the late 1980’s I was able to talk my way on a flight with the famous 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. We went through a category 1 hurricane, Jerry (I remember the name, it’s my brother’s name). I have never experienced such turbulence before or after that flight. I was the butt of crew jokes because it was mild compared to Hugo which was a Cat 5 a month earlier..
Thank you for this comment. I have been looking for this information for some time to inform my new novel, i.e. it's possible to get on one of these flights by "talking your way on."
Hey, Paul. I hoping you’re doing well. If you read this comment, I believed it would be a really cool dedicated video covering the Northrop and Grumman B-2 Stealth Bomber. You have briefly discussed small bits about it it in previous videos regarding other aircraft. If you have the interest in making a video on it that is. Keep up the great work!
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="900">15:00</a> I used to live near a Navy base where they flew P-3 Orions, and it's nice to see an Orion so clean and shiny as this.
There's a town in Utah settled by the Mormons called "Hurricane" specifically pronounced the same as in this video as apposed to the typical American pronunciation. I take it that is the typical British pronunciation. I realize this is most likely because the many of the pioneers were British isle emigrants.
@MrSlipstreem That's funny because I've only ever heard British people pronounce it as "hurrican," as in this video. With that said, it must be a regional thing, and I just have only heard British people from whatever region it is who pronounce it that way. LOL!
Johnny Harris, formerly of Vox, has a great channel on geopolitics here on RU-vid. He’s also a former Mormon and made a really informative two-part video series about the history of the LDS (Mormon) church. The most interesting thing I learned from the series is how successful Mormon missionaries were in Great Britain during the 19th Century, which why so many Mormons can trace their ancestry to 19th Century Great Britain.
Thanks for the propeller vs jet explanation. Seems it would ALSO be an advantage to take readings at 250- 300 mph vs 500 mph and that a severe wind shear would also be more survivable at the lower speed
"But now I'm safe in the eye of a tornado I can't replace the lies that let a thousand days go No more living trapped inside, in her way I'll surely die In the eye of the tornado, blow me away" 🎸😜
These guys know they are going into Hurricane and yet the video shows that, apparently, they have a bunch of lose stuff in bins that, not surprisingly goes flying all over the place. Shouldn't these bins be more secured? NOAA has only been doing this for 50 years. 😂
Living in Louisiana, I've seen and witnessed my fair share of hurricanes in my 65 years. I would say the path predictions have become increasingly accurate, especially in the last 10 years. Intensity accuracy is much better but still a bit of a crap shoot. The hardest to predict accurately seem to be storm surge. At current those are a joke at best. Hopefully, those will improve overtime.
Hurricane Milton, Oct 9, 2024. Claimed to be Category 2-3 when it hit Florida. Will someone please show me one single weather reporting station, like an airport, NOAA buoy, etc., that reported hurricane force winds? For Category 1 hurricane, the lowest, that would be 64 knots sustained wind (1 minute or 10 minute)
The winds at ground/water level are greatly reduced by turbulence. The winds aloft are so much higher. There were many tornadoes in the outer bands all over south Florida during Milton even though they were many miles from the landfall.
You left out N49RF. Their G-IV flies on as many or more of the hurricane missions as the WP-3Ds. They have a G550 due to start service in 2025 and another in 2028.
Very loosely related - read Desmond Bagley's book "Wyatt's Hurricane". Although fiction, it gives a reasonable indication of what it is like on the receiving end!
i had always thought the pilots don’t need to risk the plane frame too much because they fly at high altitude up and over the whole thing? then drop down into the eye and take measurements and but briefly experience all of the turbulence? i really do not know that is just what i assumed given the nature of the storms. sounds like he said they fly through the storm the whole way?
Incredible none of them are wearing helmets. I'm sure they know better than me, but man it'd suck to deal with a head injury flying through a hurricane!
I can't believe the top comment is a climate change denier. Goes to show how powerful the misinformation campaigns have gotten, truly a tragedy... Anyway, really great video as always! And well researched.
You are doing the same. But there is a significant difference: climate alarmists have HUGE funds to spread their POV. Not ONE of the so called predictions, made in the Rome Report has been proven right. 🖐️🇳🇱
@@Plons0Nard "Some fifty years on, the call for a change in direction was more urgent than ever. The report’s modelling was remarkably accurate and prescient as the world declares the climate emergency to be real and global ecosystems to be at breaking poin" -Club of Rome report 🖐️🇨🇦🇩🇪
And you really think that mmcc deniers, primarily funded by dubious research pushed by fossil fuel companies, some of the largest and wealthiest corporations in the entire world, with direct interest to protect their investments are the ones "lacking" the funds to spin and spread their own stories?
Sorry to be a spoilsport, but hurricanes and typhoons are NOT becoming more frequent nor more energetic. If anything, global warming should actually reduce the temperature difference between the Tropics and the Poles, reducing the energy of such storms.
@@bbartky No, I mean why not use the same rockets that they use to short take off for boosting in air? It seems that these planes usually encounter situations where a quick boost is desirable and solid rocket boosters are ideal for that.
Air cowboys riding the kangaroo.. how that plane gets off the ground with the size of there balls. Plus all that fuel. But we owe a great debt to the people serving in this branch. They know it’s just as deadly as it is important.. They probably have some awesome stories
Anyway, I used to think that there would be more and stronger hurricanes due to climate change, that doesn't seem to be the case. I haven't gone so far as to doubt the existence of global warming and climate change, however, I hate to hear things wrongly depicted. I remember when I was guessing this, it turned out there was like a years long lull in the number of storms.
Over previous decades Australia, a very arid country experienced on average 1 La Nina in 5 year, the rest El Nino. Here El Nino means dry and very hot. Broadly Pacific Ocean El Nino/La Nina influences East-West heat flow and rainfall, Indian Ocean Dipole affects monsoons and North-South rainfall shift. 4 of last 5 years have been La Nina, mid '23 to early '24 was El Nino. Very arid areas are blooming after successive years of far greater rainfall than average. Relatively, still arid. Excess rainfall and weather events, tornadoes etc affect cropping areas negatively. Eastern Pacific/Atlantic storms have not been getting amplified El Nino effects. Currently it is neutral, neither one nor the other. 15 October 2024 The ENSO Outlook is currently at La Niña Watch, meaning there remain some signs that a La Niña may form later in 2024. A La Niña Watch does not guarantee that a La Niña will develop and the chance of a La Niña event developing in the coming months has decreased compared to recent outlooks. This assessment is based on climate model forecasts and recent atmospheric and oceanic conditions in the Pacific. Atmospheric and oceanic indices are currently within ENSO-neutral thresholds. The Bureau's model suggests SSTs are likely to remain within the ENSO-neutral threshold (−0.8 °C to +0.8 °C) throughout the forecast period. Four of 6 international climate models also suggest SSTs will remain within the ENSO-neutral range. Only one suggests SSTs in the tropical Pacific are likely to exceed the La Niña threshold (below −0.8 °C) from November to January, with another forecasting SSTs to briefly exceed the threshold, but only during December and January. If a La Niña were to develop, it is likely to be relatively weak (in terms of the strength of the SST anomaly) and short-lived, with all models forecasting neutral values by February.
nice video and overview, with project 2025, this will be stopped or privatized... I hope not as this is tax payer money well spent and should be available to all without cost.
Don't forget the X9 CME that hit earth just before Milton formed. The correlation between flares and Hurricanes appears to be substantial. Interesting prop. blade shape on the NOAA planes, I assume that also serves some purpose?
@@NoSTs123 Seems like you're just repeating learned phrase without understanding it. What else could the relationship be if it's not causal? Be specific.
@@sruz25cz So you think that a Solar Flare hitting the magnetic field of the Earth influences weather? The Correlation is not relevant. Mass ejecta of the sun do not create hurricanes. Talk to any meterologist and ask them how what happens in the ionosphere during sun activity could influence formation of Hurricanes and they will explain to you that there is no connection. Dont believe everything the people that didnt go to university to study the Meterology or Physics tell you in their podcasts about the waether.
@@NoSTs123 So it's as I said. You have no understanding of what "correlation isn't causation" is and what it is not. There are generally 3 explanations for strong correlation: a) Direct causal relationship b) Indirect causal relationship (=common variable but no direct causal link) c) Unrelated phenomena guided by the same pattern (think two different, unrelated sinusoidal oscillations with identical frequency and phase) In this case, given the way the phenomena correlate, they are too irregular on their own for c) to be plausible. Both, a) and b) fall outside of what conventional meteorology has to offer, so it would improve prediction power of the models. Additionally, there isn't much else in space that could conceivably provide an explanation that falls under b), so a) is the most likely. You have nothing but appeal to authority and to phrases that you do not understand. The idea that there could be a connection between solar activity and earthquakes also used to be mocked by experts - until ups, turns out it actually might be real and Italy with Japan considered it credible enough to spend money on a satellite to study it.
@@indianastan I can't say I've seen anyone ever mention it without it being implied or explicitly stated as man made. Welcome to one of the coolest and lowest average CO2 levels in ice record history. Of course both are going up.
What an amazing video. They must have nerves of steel. But, um, men? Are only men allowed to fly in the hurricane? Well I saw at least two women so time to re-think your phrases Paul. And of course, we all love the four-engined B-25
Nothing wrong with that at all when if you use actual images you might get copyrighted or need to pay the holder of license to an actual photo. His research and narration is still done by him
Why couldn't they go way above it and drop drone spheres all over it that could relay the information? This just seems like am excuse to do something an adrenaline junky would live.
I have to add, it’s pronounced like “hurry-cane”, cane as in cane sugar. It’s not “hurry, ken”. That’s ridiculous. We’re talking about the weather, not the Barbie figure. 🙄.
The moment someone uses the fraise "climate change" I lose all interest. It's like listening to a bunch of scientist give a lecture on the tooth fairy while expecting us to take them seriously.
