Hurricane question???????

Question

How many times do the planes fly into a hurricane to gather information??

Answer 1

Any one flight typically will make several passes through the storm and it's center.  Basically the flight ends when fuel forces a return to base in Florida.  There are more flights per day as a storm system gets closer to land, as opposed to being way out at sea.

You can find more information on the "Hurricane Hunters" here: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/H2.ht...