Jun 16 1974
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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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