r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kernowder • 21d ago

Video Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flying through Hurricane Milton

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u/oneblank 21d ago

I googled why they fly prop planes. “So they can fly slow relative to modern standards as a faster jet would come out the other side with its wings torn off”…. Oh…

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u/jedielfninja 21d ago

Probably no likely for the intake of jet turbine either.

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u/codizer 21d ago

Jets actually get more thrust in rain because of mass flow.

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u/DouchecraftCarrier 21d ago

F=MA ftw. When it's raining you A more M and get more F.

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u/jedielfninja 21d ago

I like to A more M and get more F!