HURRICANE HUNTING AIRCRAFT: An Illustrated History of Airborne Hurricane Reconnaissance and Research Aircraft
Hurricane Hunting Aircraft is the definitive history of aircraft utilized in tropical cyclone (Hurricane, Typhoon or Cyclone) reconnaissance and research efforts since World War II. The book includes little known or unknown aircraft employed by US Military organizations and US government agencies as well as those flown by various international operators around the world.
This publication further describes the little known (actual) development history of Hurricane Hunting, the technological advancements made over the past 60 years and for the first time, stories of people, projects (some secret) and operations that has led to our understanding of tropical cyclones. The book will also relate various milestones in the history of flying hurricanes and look at what’s in store in the future.
A must have book for the aviation enthusiast and the general public alike.
Articles
Please note- These articles are high quality PDFs, and as such are considerably large in file size. For those on slower internet connections, please allow extra time for the files to download.
Current
Archival
- Camille Timeline Report 2018 (PDF)
- Special: The Unrealized History of Weaponized Weather 2015 (PDF)
- Special: VMFA-115 Rainmakers 2016 (PDF)
- Resurgence of Tropical Cyclone Reconnaissance Aircraft 2014 (PDF)
- RAF Hurricane Hunters 2014 (PDF)
- Australia’s Cyclone Hunters, March 2011 (PDF)
- Air Power History, Fall 2011 (PDF)
- U-2 Spyplane; What You Didn’t Know About Them (Roadrunners Int. Web Link)
- Naval Aviation News, Fall 2011 (PDF)
- Air Forces Monthly, December 1996 (PDF)
