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SRV Dominator
The SRV Dominator is the name given to a series of vehicles used for storm chasing, as featured on the Discovery Channel series ''Storm Chasers'' (SRV stands for Storm Research Vehicle). In April 2013, Reed Timmer, designer and operator of all three Dominator vehicles joined KFOR-TV's 4WARN Storm Team, all three vehicles collectively referred to by the station as "Dominator 4".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://kfor.com/2013/04/17/reed-timmer-brings-chasing-chops-to-4warn-storm-team/ )〕
==The Dominator==
The Dominator was modified from a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe that was used during the 2008 storm chasing season and debuted in the 2009 chase season. The modifications included adding bulletproof sheet metal and transparent Lexan armor to protect against flying debris near tornadoes, and an external roll cage and NASCAR-style safety harnesses in case of a vehicle roll.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.tornadovideos.net/projects/461-tvn-projects )〕 The SRV is not designed to intercept (due mainly to a lack of an anchoring system as employed on the TIV 2) but is able to get as close as "humanly possible" to tornadoes. In 2009, a tornado in Aurora, Nebraska unexpectedly strengthened right over the Dominator and blew out the driver's window, when its exterior Lexan window failed to roll up. Reed Timmer and one of his passengers suffered lacerations to the face from flying glass.
During the Off-Season in 2009, the Dominator was upgraded by strengthening bulletproof sheet metal and transparent Lexan armor. Further upgrades added mid-season include a vertically-scanning radar intended to profile the winds at different heights within a tornado, as well as compressed-air launchers intended to launch wireless parachute probes to gather and transmit data on tornadoes to a chase. In the 2010 Season, the Dominator was sliding all over the highway, while intercepting a massive EF-4 Tornado in Wadena, Minnesota.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.tornadovideos.net/projects/1251-2010-dominator-upgrade )〕 During the 2011 storm season, the Dominator suffered various mechanical issues, including brake and hydraulic system failures, and the Lexan protecting the driver's side window not fully closing.
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