{"id":50615,"date":"2024-10-07T19:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T23:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=50615"},"modified":"2024-10-07T19:47:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T23:47:55","slug":"hurricane-hunters-p-3-orionkermit-into-the-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/10\/07\/hurricane-hunters-p-3-orionkermit-into-the-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Hunters P-3 Orion”Kermit”: Into the Storm – Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Slicing through the eyewall of a hurricane, buffeted by howling winds, blinding rain, and violent updrafts and downdrafts before entering the relative calm of the storm\u2019s eye, NOAA\u2019s two\u00a0Lockheed WP-3D Orion<\/a>\u00a0four-engine turboprop aircraft, affectionately nicknamed “Kermit” (N42RF), and “Miss Piggy” (N43RF), probe every wind and pressure change, repeating the often grueling experience again and again during the course of an 8-10 hour mission.<\/p>\n\n\n

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