American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

• Scott RayderNational Oceanic and Atmospheric
  Administration NOAAChief of Staff
• September 28, 2005

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From Observations to Benefits
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ALTAIR
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ALTAIR Mission FlightsSpring 2005
Flight Key of Example Flights Red Test Flights
from El Mirage Blue 6 Hour Flight (Channel
Islands) Yellow 21 Hour Flight (North Pacific)
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First ever UAS flight into a hurricane Hurricane
Ophelia, Sept. 16, 2005
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HWIND Aerosonde Plots/Ophelia 16 Aug, 2005
FIRST EVER HURRICANE FLIGHT BY AEROSONDE
NOAA WP-3D airborne radar displayshowing area of
aerosonde and P3 flights (box). Note small eye
and two principal bands east and north of
center.
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Silver Fox

• Proposed Demo Whale Survey in the Hawaiian
  Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
• Other possible uses Launch from ships to expand
  aerosol sampling capabilities

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Improving Hurricane Predictions
Unmanned Aircraft Systems A UAS (e.g. the
Global Hawk) could fly high over hurricanes to
continuously monitor their intensity as they
approach the U.S. coast
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