22 Jul
2004
22 Jul
'04
12:02 p.m.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 11:45:21AM -0600, ben franchuk wrote:
But the real question is * DO you do air drops? *
If you do, I'm easy to find... go South until it turns North... open the door
and chuck the stuff out. :-)
Seriously, though, until 1995, they used to have a mid-winter air-drop to
McMurdo and Pole. They stopped because it was getting too expensive. Since
then, there has been at least one mid-winter drop at Pole for medical
reasons. They launch from N.Z. in a C-141 with a mid-air refuel (approx
13 hour round-trip plus loitering time).
-ethan
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Ethan Dicks, A-130-S Current South Pole Weather at 22-Jul-2004 23:50 Z
South Pole Station
PSC 468 Box 400 Temp -94.7 F (-70.4 C) Windchill -133.4 F (-91.90 C)
APO AP 96598 Wind 8.69 kts Grid 023 Barometer 664.6 mb (11212. ft)
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