B-2 Crash!

[FLYBOYJ]

ok sometimes sarcasum bugs me

And so do dumb comments.....

 

[Lucky13]

For f*ck sake O'Reilly...! I've told you once before,
but I guess that I'll have to tell you again.....
DON'T PISS THE MODS OFF....!!

Are you happy now!?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

For f*ck sake O'Reilly...! I've told you once before,
but I guess that I'll have to tell you again.....
DON'T PISS THE MODS OFF....!!

Are you happy now!?

 

[SoD Stitch]

well if a b-2 is 2.1 billion people would be freaking out if one crashed it like a large battleship you can't really afford to lose it

Hey, Adler, got another one . . . . .

 

[ccheese]

Adler is going to run out of space to post his wild-@ss comments.

Charles

 

[Marcel]

When will we get his "Quotes thread"?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Soon my friends, soon. I fell behind a bit when I hurt my back but I will try and get it posted this weekend.

 

[Lucky13]

I wonder how many of US that'll figure in that thread...

 

[davparlr]

I don't think that the B-2 will ever be as much loved as the B-17,

I didn't say loved, I said valuable. I wonder how many museums would trade their B-17 for a B-70?

 

[Lucky13]

B-70? Was that the Valkyrie?

 

[davparlr]

B-70? Was that the Valkyrie?

Yes, and there is only one of them.

 

[Lucky13]

I remember that it was SOME bird..!

 

[SoD Stitch]

I remember that it was SOME bird..!

And it still is . . . . I fear we shall never see it's like again.

 

[davparlr]

According to the AF Association online Daily Report eNewsletter --CMAC


B-2 Crash Cause: Water intrusion in air-data sensors is being pegged as the cause of the B-2 bomber crash during takeoff Feb. 23 from Andersen AFB, Guam, according to a top Air Force official. The skin-flush sensors, which collect information about air pressure and density, much like a pitot tube on a conventional aircraft, provide angle-of-attack and yaw data to the B-2's computerized flight control system. After heavy, lashing rains, water got into the sensors and caused them to give faulty readings to the flight control system, the official said. As a result, the aircraft's computers determined--based on the bogus data--that the aircraft was in an improper attitude and corrected automatically. The B-2 made a sudden pitch-up and yaw that was not commanded by the pilot. The aircraft quickly stalled, became unrecoverable, and the crew of two ejected. The aircraft was a total loss. The crash led to a 53-day safety pause during which there were no B-2 flights. Air Combat Command has already made adjustments to the flight control systems to prevent further accidents and is looking at ways to seal the sensors better. A full accident investigation report is expected soon.

 

[fly boy]

Sure does. Airplanes fall out of the sky, ships sink. We've even lost two manned spacecraft.

Unfortunately, that's the price of doin' business.

TO

well the thing is a b-2 has the most advandced $%#$ on the planet when it comes to control or birds hiting it

 

[cougar32d]

What! huh?

 

[cougar32d]

Birds hitting them? where does that figure in?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I am not following either.

 

[cougar32d]

We just need to re-**** this thread!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

According to the AF Association online Daily Report eNewsletter --CMAC


B-2 Crash Cause: Water intrusion in air-data sensors is being pegged as the cause of the B-2 bomber crash during takeoff Feb. 23 from Andersen AFB, Guam, according to a top Air Force official. The skin-flush sensors, which collect information about air pressure and density, much like a pitot tube on a conventional aircraft, provide angle-of-attack and yaw data to the B-2's computerized flight control system. After heavy, lashing rains, water got into the sensors and caused them to give faulty readings to the flight control system, the official said. As a result, the aircraft's computers determined--based on the bogus data--that the aircraft was in an improper attitude and corrected automatically. The B-2 made a sudden pitch-up and yaw that was not commanded by the pilot. The aircraft quickly stalled, became unrecoverable, and the crew of two ejected. The aircraft was a total loss. The crash led to a 53-day safety pause during which there were no B-2 flights. Air Combat Command has already made adjustments to the flight control systems to prevent further accidents and is looking at ways to seal the sensors better. A full accident investigation report is expected soon.

well the thing is a b-2 has the most advandced $%#$ on the planet when it comes to control or birds hiting it

Where did you come up with that?