Question

they fly into the eye of a hurricane. who are these people? why would they do such a thing? they are \hurricane hunters.\ even the most advanced satellites today cannot provide all the facts the national hurricane center forecasters need to predict when and where a hurricane will strike. information is also needed to predict how powerful the storm will be. satellites today can estimate the strength of a hurricane, but these numbers are not accurate enough. what is at first classified as a category 2 hurricane may actually be determined to be a dangerous category 3 after more information is gathered. in 1943 colonel joseph duckworth became the first pilot to fly into the eye of a hurricane on purpose. he flew into a hurricane over land near houston, texas, on july 27, 1943. he had been an airline pilot who taught army air corps pilots how to fly through bad weather during world war ii. he taught pilots how to reduce risk by using their skill, their knowledge, and careful planning. duckworths success flying through the hurricanes and the damage done to navy ships by incorrectly forecasted hurricanes persuaded the military to begin studying hurricanes. these studies collected useful information. the programs first accomplishment came with \the great atlantic hurricane of 1944.\ at this time navy and army planes tracked the storm from puerto rico to new england. a similar storm with the same track had caused a great deal of damage in 1938 when it came ashore with no warning. the forecast information that came from these military flights was used to reduce all types of destruction in the path of the 1944 hurricane. today the \hurricane hunters\ are members of the 53rd weather investigation squadron of the air force reserve. they are based at keesler air force base in biloxi, mississippi. there is a six - person crew on each flight. it includes the co - pilot, the flight engineer, the navigator, and the weather officer. 3. the military began flying into hurricanes because... 1. navy and army planes were used to track storms from puerto rico to new england. 2. colonel joseph duckworth had been an airline pilot and he had served in the army air corps. 3. damage had been done to navy ships by storms and colonel duckworth had made a successful flight through the eye of a hurricane. 4. the aerosoonde did not provide accurate information.

Explanation:

1. "Hurricane Hunters" are the people who fly into the eye of a hurricane to gather information. They do this because current satellites and other means cannot provide all - needed facts for accurate hurricane prediction.
2. Colonel Joseph Duckworth was an airline pilot who taught Army Air Corps pilots how to fly through hurricanes to reduce risk. He successfully flew through hurricanes and persuaded the Navy to start studying them.
3. The military began flying into hurricanes because Navy and Army planes were used to track storms, similar to the flight paths in 1938 when a storm caused damage with no warning. They wanted to gather useful information for better forecasting and reduce the destruction caused by hurricanes.

Answer:

1. "Hurricane Hunters" are the people who fly into the eye of a hurricane to gather information for better prediction as current methods are insufficient.
2. Colonel Joseph Duckworth was an airline pilot who taught Army pilots to fly through hurricanes, had success in flying through them, and influenced Navy to study hurricanes.
3. The military began flying into hurricanes to track storms and gather information for better forecasting and to reduce hurricane - related destruction.