Sentence examples for hunter aircraft from inspiring English sources

The squadron currently operates ten "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft.

At this point, almost all of the information on Irma's strength comes from direct measurements by Hurricane Hunter aircraft.

There were signs it was intensifying further Monday evening (hurricane hunter aircraft noted its central pressure was falling) just prior to moving over western Haiti.

In fact, meteorologists in the western Pacific exclusively rely on satellite intensity estimates and don't use Hurricane Hunter aircraft to measure storms directly.

Within the Department of Commerce is NOAA, which operates some Hurricane Hunter aircraft (referenced above) and the National Hurricane Center, among many other agencies and centers.

National Weather Service hurricane hunter aircraft are even flying into the storm to gather data and refine the forecast given the possible severe impacts in coastal areas.

Researchers analyzed data gathered by prototype equipment flown on U.S. "hurricane hunter" aircraft (image) during a 10-year period.

"Observations from an Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that Gustav is not strengthening," the National Hurricane Center had said earlier Monday morning.

However, it's likely that some hurricanes at sea went unnoticed in the days before satellites and hurricane-hunter aircraft, and that complicates the assessment.

The talks took on more urgency in August, after Pentagon officials said a Chinese fighter jet had engaged in an "aggressive" and "dangerous" move to intercept a U.S. Navy sub-hunter aircraft.

The low-altitude flight allowed continuous observations in parts of the storm where a manned hunter-aircraft mission would have risked the lives of the crew.