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NEWS: New Jet to Seek Turbulence
I thought the mountian pilots might find story this interesting.
New Jet to Seek Turbulence Most pilots try to avoid whirlwinds, but a team of scientists is planning to use one of the nation's newest and most advanced research aircrafts to hunt them down. The modified Gulfstream V jet, called HIAPER, will study turbulent airstreams and whirlwinds known as "rotors" that form along California’s Sierra Nevada Mountain range. Full story at: http://www.livescience.com/forcesofn...whirlwind.html Brian -- http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes? |
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