B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Crash Video & Technical Report
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Uploaded by AVweb on Jun 6, 2008
Glenn Pew covers the crash on takeoff of a 509th Air Wing, Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber, February 23 operating at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was caused by water in the aircraft's sensors, according to an Air Combat report issued, Thursday. Specifically, moisture in three port transducer units "distorted data introduced by a B-2 Spirit's air data system" which led to flawed information entering the bomber's flight control computers. The aircraft was reacting to inaccurate airspeed and a "perceived" negative angle of attack. This resulted in an "uncommanded 30 degree nose-high pitch-up on takeoff," according to the Air Force.
Major Ryan Link and Captain Justin Grieve, the aircraft's two pilots and the only two aboard were unable to regain control and safely ejected just as the aircraft stalled and mushed into the ground and its left wing impacted the ground. The $1.4 billion aircraft crashed just off the left side of the runway and exploded. It was the first-ever B-2 crash and followed 75,000 hours of loss-free service. Link and Grieve both suffered injuries during ejection, with Grieve suffering compression fractures to his spine.
The report points to the inaccurate readings as contributing factors, adding that ineffective communication of critical information about a technique used to remove moisture from the sensors also contributed. It's possible that all the maintenance crew had to do to avert the accident was turn on the pitot heat prior to performing air data calibrations. But the suggested technique was not part of checklist procedures.
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Missouri REPRESENTIN'
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Who Would Have Thought a Small Amount of Liquid Would Ever Fall On Meeeeeeeeeeeeee?...
1 month ago 2
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@dfletcherboyy12 If that watergun is fired by a Blastoise then, yes.
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Hey everybody, let's put these guys in charge of our health care!
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Fuck USA go away USA
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0:28 left wing its designed to be a 1 winged aircraft
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woa
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haha those thinks costs 2.000.000.000$ each
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You dumb fucken imperfect basted
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ouch that hurt my taxes
xXSuperSandvichXx 1 year ago 74
I wonder if this means I can shoot down a B-2 with a water gun?
dfletcherboyy12 1 year ago 36