Jun 16 1974
From The Space Library
The Air Force Air Weather Service began operational testing of the Airborne Weather Reconnaissance System (AWRS) aircraft over the Gulf and East Coasts. The modified -WC-130 aircraft-using the most advanced meteorological and atmospheric sensors to provide continuous accurate measurements of wind speed and direction, temperature, pres-sure, and dewpoint-humidity at flight levels-would study the structure and internal forces of hurricanes, storms, and other atmospheric phenomena. The aircraft also carried the first airborne, integrated Omega-inertial navigation system for positional accuracies of about 2 km on a 6000-km overwater mission. (AFSC Release OIP, 116.74)
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