Water is Mightier than the SwordThe Dept. of Defense today concluded the moisture in a key sensor brought down the $1.2 Billion (US) plane in Feburary in Guam.
The report said that moisture had seeped into sensors on the front of the airplane and confused the computer into thinking the plane was in a dangerous dive when the plane was actually on a normal trajectory. The plane’s flight system took over from the pilot, pulling the bomber into such a steep climb that it caused the engines to stall. The plane crashed seconds later, after the pilots ejected.
This is one of the potentialities of having such a sophisticated aircraft that cannot physically fly without the aid of computers. This was the first crash in the aircrafts 20+ year history (yea, these sweet planes are Cold War relics)and luckily nobody was hurt. With the crash of this plane, the US now has only 20 of these high tech billion dollar planes.
Stealth Bomber Crash in Guam
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