Tiny Plane Tackles Big Storms

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) now has a tiny aircraft to help study hurricanes.

Sun-Sentinal photo

The aircraft is 3' long and weighs eight pounds. It will be dropped into the eye of hurricanes so it can fly to 100' of the ocean (far too low for humans to safely fly). The goal is to gather data that may help us improve hurricane intensity forecasting.

Details from the Sun-Sentinal.