B-2 Spirit stealth bomber Spirit of Kansas crashes moments after takeoff from Andersen AFB in Guam on February 23, 2008. With a price tag of 1.4 billion (2008), it the most expensive air disaster in history.
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Last edited by Altair; Sep 23, 2021 at 04:35 PM.
kboy0076 (Sep 28, 2021), nova_robotics (Sep 25, 2021)
 bailed at the right time. "Pin It")
Looks like the pilot(s) bailed at the right time.
 bailed at the right time.
It must be a weird thought process that goes through a person's head. If I hold on for a few more seconds I might be able to recover this, but I might die. On the other hand, the second I pull this handle for the ejection seat it'll cost $1.4 billion dollars, but I'll live.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_A...e_B-2_accid "Pin It")
It must be a weird thought process that goes through a person's head. If I hold on for a few more seconds I might be able to recover this, but I might die. On the other hand, the second I pull this handle for the ejection seat it'll cost $1.4 billion dollars, but I'll live.Originally Posted by Gadgeteer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_A...e_B-2_accident
"At Guam Naval Hospital, one pilot was evaluated and released, and the second was hospitalized."
mlochala (Sep 27, 2021)
Glad the pilots survived, and also that it was not attributable to pilot error.
The US government doesn't sweat for the lost money, it's the American people hard earning tax money.
verticalmurph (Oct 8, 2021)
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