Tanner Beard

Chief engineer and pilot for the OTUS Project

[Tanner Beard @TannerBeardWX]

Structure + tornado from today in Beaver, OK

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

Intercept today in Jeffersonville, IL 🤯

[Max Velocity @MaxVelocityWX]

Absolutely INCREDIBLE video coming out of Sims, Illinois from @project_otus after a LIVE drone intercept of a significant tornado a short time ago!

LIVE: https://t.co/USfnYXBzaQ

[WeatherFront @WxFront]

We are thrilled to have @project_otus streaming live in WeatherFront - continually inspired by their innovation and success!

[Max Velocity @MaxVelocityWX]

ABSOLUTELY INSANE LIVE Drone Intercept by @project_otus moments ago near Sims, Illinois!

We are LIVE covering this MAJOR severe weather outbreak: https://t.co/USfnYXBzaQ

[Tanner Beard @TannerBeardWX]

The OTUS car 😍

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

Worlds FIRST 360 camera flown inside a tornado (Wyoming, IA)

[Robby Frost @robbyfrostwx]

Screw it, storm chasing edit

[Tanner Beard @TannerBeardWX]

5-18-2025 Arnett, OK #35mm

[Tanner Beard @TannerBeardWX]

Nice funnel cloud on the way to work today! I was right in the 3cape / sfc vorticity bullseye

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Installing the redesigned fuel transfer tube into the first next generation Super Heavy booster.

Roughly the same size as the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, the new transfer tube is responsible for channeling cryogenic fuel from Super Heavy's main tank to its 33 Raptor engines and will enable faster, more reliable flip maneuvers and the ability for simultaneous engine startup

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

A peek at preliminary tornado data we are still processing. These traces are from one of the drones circling in the anticyclonic Higgins, TX-OK EF1 on May 18. The validation and quality control process takes time, but more data will be shared as we progress.

[Stephen Brucher @StephenBrucher]

Night intercepts with @project_otus @TannerBeardWX @TornadoStudy 🌪️ ⚡️🌖 @RED_Cinema

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

A comparison of our non-night vision perspective:

[Tanner Beard @TannerBeardWX]

@super64 @project_otus @FAANews Many months and lots of documentation!

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

World's first night vision drone intercept of a tornado near Fort Ransom, ND Friday night:

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

Inside the EF3+ Spiritwood, ND wedge tornado near peak intensity from our research drone!

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

Our first flight yesterday was inside the tornadogenesis and growth phase of a soon-to-be wedge tornado near Spiritwood and Jamestown, ND. Data and more video will be shared as we process material.

[Stephen Brucher @StephenBrucher]

A little BTS with @project_otus in North Dakota @TannerBeardWX @DorionAntares @erikfox2000 @RED_Cinema @GoPro #wx #ndwx #atlasanamorphic #vraptor #8k

[OTUS Project @project_otus]

Night vision drone view about to pass through a tornado near Fort Ransom, ND this evening collecting thermodynamic and wind data