Tornado Intercept Vehicle
- Tornado Intercept Vehicle
The Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV) is a heavily modified Ford F-450 truck used as a storm chasing platform and built by IMAX director Sean Casey. This heavily armored vehicle can drive into a relatively weak tornado (F0 to F3) to film it and take measurements. Some people may call it "Dumb and Dumber without the fur", quoting Sean Casey, because of its resemblance to the "sheepdog van" of that movie. The TIV is featured in a series called "Storm Chasers" which began airing on the Discovery Channel in October 2007 [ [http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071017/LIFE/710170308 SouthCoastToday.com: On 'Storm Chasers': In pursuit of twisters ] ] .
Casey and his team are currently overseeing development of the second Tornado Intercept Vehicle, dubbed "TIV 2," to be featured in their next IMAX movie and the "Storm Chasers" series. [ [http://kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=7429345 KSWO, Lawton, OK- Wichita Falls, TX: News, Weather, Sports. ABC, 24/7, Telemundo - Tech students help build tornado vehicle ] ] .
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External links
* [http://science.howstuffworks.com/tiv.htm How the Tornado Intercept Vehicle Works]
* [http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/tornado-intercept-vehicles.html Tornado Intercept Vehicle]
* [http://www.stormchaser.ca/Misc/TIV/TIV.html TIV images]
* [http://dir.salon.com/story/books/feature/2005/05/20/svenvold/index.html Riders on the storm]
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