The fabled WC-130J Hercules “weather bird” – the specially-equipped plane flown by the Hurricane Hunters into hurricanes. At the center of the hurricane, encircling the eye (or vortex), is the eyewall, the thickest part of the storm, where the swirling cyclone has concentrated to such a degree that it is almost a solid wall of water. In order to punch through the fabled eyewall, the C-130 J is equipped with armored propellers that churn the ...
