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Old 12-02-2019, 12:06 PM   #3
Anthony
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Default Re: [Cyberpunk Engineering Challenge] #1 Hurricane Hopper

Raw wind speed isn't that big an issue, plenty of planes fly faster than any hurricane winds, the problem is turbulence. A downward jet with a high velocity exhaust should be less vulnerable to a sudden downdraft, so a Harrier might be better than a helicopter or Osprey, but I don't think anything is a really good choice, just somewhat less bad.
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