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WC-130J  

Definition

  • The WC-130 Hercules is a high-wing, medium-range aircraft used in weather reconnaissance missions. This plane is a C-130 transport configured with palletized weather instrumentation for penetration of tropical disturbances and storms, hurricanes and winter storms to obtain data on movement, size and intensity. The WC-130 is the weather data collection platform for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. (en)

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  • 2021-11-17 13:24:22.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (WC-130J [8b1791fe-cef8-4883-a634-b3963a39c8a6,826482] - Propeller [6175c78e-432c-4254-b442-40d3cf0f6b34,835882]);
  • 2022-02-17 14:56:41.0 [tstevens] update Definition (The WC-130 Hercules is a high-wing, medium-range aircraft used in weather reconnaissance missions. This plane is a C-130 transport configured with palletized weather instrumentation for penetration of tropical disturbances and storms, hurricanes and winter storms to obtain data on movement, size and intensity. The WC-130 is the weather data collection platform for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.); update Resource (image);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/8b1791fe-cef8-4883-a634-b3963a39c8a6

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