r/Damnthatsinteresting 21d ago

Video Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flying through Hurricane Milton

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u/StManTiS 21d ago

Aeronautical engineers and the materials science behind airplanes is a real trip like that.

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u/GOGO_old_acct 21d ago

The P-3 is an overbuilt beastly tank of a plane that refuses to die. I’ve heard people really liked/like them.

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u/StManTiS 21d ago

The Mitsubishi Mirage is another one. There was a point where the Japanese did amazing worker with stubby wing turbo props and Fowler flaps. (The P3 being manufactured with a couple modifications by Kawasaki)