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- Two of the world's premier research aircraft, the renowned NOAA WP-3D Orions, participate in a wide variety of national and international meteorological, oceanographic and environmental research programs in addition to their widely known use in hurricane research and reconnaissance. These versatile turboprop aircraft are equipped with an unprecedented variety of scientific instrumentation, radars and recording systems for both in-situ and remote sensing measurements of the atmosphere, the earth and its environment. Obtained as new aircraft from the Lockheed production line in the mid-70's, these robust and well maintained aircraft have led NOAA's continuing effort to monitor and study hurricanes and other severe storms, the quality of the atmosphere, the state of the ocean and its fish population, and climate trends.
[Photo and text provided by NOAA, http://www.aoc.noaa.gov/aircraft_lockheed.htm ]
Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: WP-3D ORION Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Aircraft Short_Name: WP-3D ORION Long_Name: Lockheed WP-3D Orion End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-07-14 Online_Resource: http://www.aoc.noaa.gov/aircraft_lockheed.htm Online_Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP-3D Online_Resource: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/aircraft.html Sample_Image: http://www.aoc.noaa.gov/images/lockheed1.jpg End_Group
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