They had some weather modification pilots in western Kansas,
their airplanes had lots of big dents from hail. The Kansas
record hailstone was about 7 pounds.

I saw a King Air 200 that flew into some hail. Windshields,
radome, all leading edges and even the exhaust stacks had to
be replaced. But it landed safely. Saw some dents in the
exhaust stacks that were as big as baseballs.

There was a rumor that the pilot was asleep on a night
freight run when he flew into a boomer.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P




"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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| Yeah. That was a pretty scary program. When the weather
was just right, they
| were running two high mach flights a day into some of the
worst conditions
| you could imagine. Sometimes he'd fry the wicks clean off
the bird.
| Sometimes in the heavy stuff, he'd get St. Elmo's in an
exact trace of the
| panel shield and all over his suit. The canopy took it on
a few occasions.
| Some guys have ALL the fun!!!
| :-))
| Dudley
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:CsONf.109638$QW2.91615@dukeread08...
| I've seen some video of those flights, the canopy looked
| like a CD in a microwave.
|
|
| --
| James H. Macklin
| ATP,CFI,A&P
|
| --
| The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| some support
| http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
| See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and
duties.
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|
| "Dudley Henriques" wrote in
| message
|
nk.net...
| | This is nice work if you can get it.
| | Had a good buddy some time back pushing a NASA F106
out of
| Wallops NAS
| | seeking out and researching lightning strikes; call
sign
| "Sparky"
| | :-)
| | Dudley Henriques
| |
| | "Skywise" wrote in message
| | ...
| | I thought the mountian pilots might find story this
| interesting.
| |
| | New Jet to Seek Turbulence
| |
| | Most pilots try to avoid whirlwinds, but a team of
| | scientists is planning to use one of the nation's
| | newest and most advanced research aircrafts to hunt
| | them down.
| |
| | The modified Gulfstream V jet, called HIAPER, will
| | study turbulent airstreams and whirlwinds known as
| | "rotors" that form along California's Sierra Nevada
| | Mountain range.
| |
| | Full story at:
| |
|
http://www.livescience.com/forcesofn...whirlwind.html
| |
| | Brian
| | --
| | http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology,
| Astronomy, Skepticism
| | Seismic FAQ:
| http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
| | Quake "predictions":
| http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
| | Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?
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