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human
How are NOAA's storm chaser planes able to fly through hurricane Irma and not go down? I'd think the propellers and/or the windows would take a serious beating. How are they designed to handle the intense wind and rain and keep the crew safe?
gpt
Hurricane winds are by and large horizontal in nature while thunderstorms have vertical winds like updrafts and downdrafts. These are far more dangerous because aircraft lift is a function of angle of attack which changes as the wind hits the wings at different angles. 

Aircraft that fly at over 200 knots is analogous to wind hitting a static plane head-on at 200 knots. This is the case seen by aircraft in hurricanes.