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May 15th 20, 09:00 PM
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PBS Documentary - Mr Tornado - Ted Fujita & "Microbursts" - May 19th
This PBS documentary airing May 19, 2020 looks interesting. If you've ever wondered where the R&D and discovery about "Microbursts" came from, listen to this show. Many a club and operation has had their gliders/hangars ripped up by them.
_____ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexp...ms/mr-tornado/ His discovery of “microbursts,” sudden high wind patterns that could cause airplanes to drop from the sky without warning, transformed aviation safety and saved untold numbers of lives. Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of the man whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena 
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