Terrifying footage has emerged of NOAA researchers braving intense turbulence as they flew their research plane, Miss Piggy, directly through Hurricane Milton. The Category Three storm made landfall in Florida, prompting evacuations of millions. Despite the violent conditions, the crew collected critical data to improve forecasts and hurricane research.
Hurricane hunters have released terrifying footage of their “bumpy ride” in their research plane as it flies directly through Hurricane Milton . The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Aircraft Operations Centre shared footage of the aircraft — named Miss Piggy — violently shaking from heavy turbulence as the crew collected data on the dangerous Category Three storm. Hurricane Milton , which has lowered in intensity but increased in size, made landfall in Florida around 12.
researchers battling violent turbulence that sends their research papers and other equipment flying about the plane. The view from the passenger-side window of the aircraft shows the 1970s plane flying through thick, grey clouds and heavy rain. “Bumpy ride into Hurricane #Milton on@ Aircraft Operations Center wrote in a post sharing the video to X. Programs Integration Engineer Nick Underwood was filming the flight, according to The New York Post, but seemed non-plussed by the storm rattling the plane. “Damn,” he can be heard laughing after a heavy hit of turbulence. Underwood pointed the camera to the back of the plane where several objects had scattered about the floor due to the turbulence.
’s two WP-3D Orion aircraft — ‘Miss Piggy’ and ‘Kermit’, named after the Muppet characters — have been collecting data for almost 50 years,
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