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Archive Home > 2010 > July > 11 > Trio of odd planes part of NASA’s storm study

Trio of odd planes part of NASA’s storm study

By Ken Kaye / The Bulletin
July 11, 2010

NASA, best known for launching space shuttles, plans to dispatch three unusual airplanes this summer to investigate why some tropical systems suddenly become major hurricanes.

One of those planes, a 44-year-old, four-engine Douglas DC-8 jet, will be based at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood....

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