Hurricane Earl: Flying through the eye of the storm

[DaanRoes]

Such a great plane...

[ManuuTorres]

incredible...

[MegaWildside]

No airliner has ever flown to that storm

[joepatroni77]

Ive seen way more flex than that on a routine trans a

Atlantic airliner... sheesh. Boring!

[Andwrightrocks]

i suprised the wing isnt sucked off

[samhoe111]

haha I first though that u flew backwards lol

[melbournepure]

amazing...nice work..

[Shipocute]

What an awesome video! Wow! the wing of the airplane is like a giant piece of metal sheet flexing... Just so amazing that pilots flew into the monster to capture the weather data of the hurricane. So amazing! Thanks for sharing this magnificent video.

[jonnybee48]

Couldn't agree more, Ken, but you have to remember that service and airline pilots have to fly either through or round these weather cells on a daily basis - they have little choice. Wether you have to skirt a weather front to avoid it, or climb above it makes no difference - the choice is yours. If your wings (and you!!) are capable, then you can go for it, but if not, you have to "make other arrangements"!

[kenpalmer1965]

These were some brave souls indeed flying through the eye of a hurricane like that! What some people will do for research! Awesome photography in this video!

[luishomeroremohsiul]

riding the hurricane... like a boss

[greathistorian2]

did you feel fear?

[Mrlucazu]

it's a heavy turbulence very Scary

[djwilko7]

respect to those guys , this job is not for me thanks

[Cheezfuz92]

i dont understand... and the air traffic controller was OK with a plane flying through a hurricane?

[Dreycho]

@Cheezfuz92

It's what they are designed to do to collect information about the storm. Wasn't a commercial plane with any passengers. Read the info below the video.

[Khalidayoubi12]

Magnificent!! SSSOOOO COOL ON THIS PART!! XD 1:16

[9gent]

what camera were u using

[TefkrosAirliner]

why did you disabled voting?

[TheGlasnost1]

From the thumbnail I thought this was an A380 because of the wing, until I checked the title...

[Reececlass185767300]

i thought the hurricanes eye was suppost to be the dangerous bit becouse there seems to be blue sky in the eye :)

[DoctorDreh1988]

Day after Tomorrow :)

[fenerli342]

Beautiful!

[IsraeliXdude]

Amazing, the moment airplane fly into the cloud the turbulence begins

[Xorue]

That... I could not do...

[irelandbloke]

Great video

[willineus2011]

I, too, would like to add my thanks for posting this spectacular vid. Although it would be cool to fly in a re-engined DC-8 these days, having your job isn't for everyone! Good, clear vid considering the stormy and bumpy conditions.

[mickeymouse7805]

that was an air anada a340-600

[VIR092]

@mickeymouse7805 You're kidding, right?

[CoverUpStudiox]

@VIR092 haha I know! air canada doesnt even have A346, and tho the airplane its showed in the description

[juniorpilot3]

wooouuu those pilots are very brave nice video congrats from mexico ;)

[RapLiFeGsTyLE911]

1 i hate flying

2 i hate when plane fkn shaking damnnn

[pCf96]

Woo weee! she must have been a pretty rough flight through that big storm! Hats off to the pilots!

[rubikfan1]

what airplane is it?, its look old

[pCf96]

@rubikfan1 Douglas DC-8 With the newer CFM56 Engines.

[LutMejiaJ]

poor engines.

[xTalitax]

THERE IS A OVINI 1:07

[alexgets98]

nice vid but.....that's not a dc 8

[mayimbin]

wings flapping ahhhhhhh !!!

[Singnature12]

man if those wings didnt flex..... snap

[knockoutkings2011]

crazy!

[6V92TA]

Dam the wing flex....im more concerned about the engines being snatched off!

[gtafs3]

what fl?

[geletmote]

ballsy!

[Camoflaged3]

NASA= Brave men,

P.s they all prolly have shoots..

[marianrokz]

that looks so scary!! I wouldve got creeped out! It looks like the wing would break off!! Aaahh.

[biganthony1986]

That's some experience right there

[R3FL0X]

Looks like the wing is about to tear off, I would be sooo scared if I was on the plane.

[houshidar558]

@R3FL0X there meant to do that id be scared if there was turbulence and the wings DIDNT flex.

[MrShanfara]

this is unbelievable experiment !!! 

[heavypilot16]

who flies through hurricane...who alowed this?

[CJCA915]

@heavypilot16 A reconnaissance aircraft... to study the inside of the hurricane...

[k3nzh1n082]

Thor is down there! ..seriously that's intense

[heroknaderi]

cool

[Eddievjr5]

I see the eye of the jet turbine Engine!

[Eddievjr5]

Lol @ flyteman. Lol. U crazy lol

[rangelso]

Did they put old DC8 for this task just in case they better loose old plane than the new one ?

[SecsSells]

@rangelso My opinion is that DC 8s are a good airframe that adapts well to the newer engines. Parts are readily available in the boneyard and NASA did their homework before choosing to spend money on a retired airframe.

[flyteman]

Look at the wing's flexibility!!

[legit2fly]

Id shit my self

[Scott38P]

omg, I needed a xanax after watching that ...

[billdsafdsad]

is this a commercial airplane or is it for research?

[kkpx2]

This is really, truly amazing. I can't even believe to imagine how those people on the plane must have felt... quite scary I bet.

[NSERCTV]

@kkpx2 It's a bumpy ride to say the least! The researchers just go about their business monitoring their instruments to see what kind of data they are collecting. Such an incredible group of people.

[Coaljet]

@kkpx2 The other amazing thing is that the DC-8 is quite an old aircraft. These models were built in the late 1960s, but were re-engined much later with quiet, fuel-efficient CFM engines--the ones you see in this video. It's a testimony to the longevity and quality of the airframe, I think, that NASA chose to fly such a veteran airliner through the storm! Respect to the crew and the venerable "Big Eight".

[Sterlingjob]

@Coaljet As long as airframe doesnt rot it should be good for years!

[AccessAir]

@kkpx2 This plane was not carrying passengers...

[FirstMrTornado]

Stunning, absolutely stunning. The feeling of flying directly into the eye of the hurricane must be indescribable. I can watch this video over and over again and never get tired of the magnificence this aircraft is flying through. Thank you so much for posting this video and for allowing people like me who don't have the opportunity to ride on the hurricane hunter aircraft to view such an amazing phenomenon. This is very much beyond words.

[Coaljet]

Seeing the comment below, I have to take a completely opposite view and sincerely thank you, NSERCTV, for posting this. I am a DC-8 fan and love seeing this wing view with the engines. I have always dreamed seeing a T/O or landing video filmed from behind the wing, to see the DC-8's big flaps deployed from within the cabin. I tremendously enjoyed watching this. It's a DC-8 geek's dream come true. I would love to see more like this.

[NSERCTV]

@Coaljet Thank you for your kind comment. The flexing of the wing shows how turbulent it is in the eye wall. The DC-8 is an incredible aircraft indeed.

[maxhovid]

Not much informative, eh? Should be titled "view of CFM-56 engines hanging outside the window". Please consider making wide-angle footage of the actual hurricane cloud formations. Thank you.

[NSERCTV]

@maxhovid Wide angle lens attachment was not available on this flight, unfortunately. Would have made the video much better. Thank you for your comment.