B-1 down in Montana

[nocturnalaviator]

Anyone hear about this? B1B down or something?

Airspace Definition:
Center:On the RAPID CITY VORTAC (RAP) 310 degree radial at 120 nautical miles. (Latitude: 45º33'15"N, Longitude: 104º40'55"W)
Radius:120 nautical miles
Altitude:From the surface up to and including FL(230)
Effective Date(s):
From August 19, 2013 at 1723 UTC
Until further notice

 

[jskibo]

That's a big TFR!

Interesting explination:
Reason for NOTAM : TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT

 

[RRPower]

http://www.kaj18.com/mobile/news/b1-bomber-crashes-in-southeast-montana/

 

[derg]

Apparently, a BONE is down. Just heard it on the news here.

 

[nocturnalaviator]

A U2 buzzing around?!

 

[nocturnalaviator]

 

[BobDDuck]

Well that sucks. Depending on what it was doing, the impact area could be spread across many miles. Maybe the reason for the very large TFR.

EDIT: Looks like all for crewmembers got out ok.

 

[Cessna414JJB]

Probably buzzed the neighbors house to impress the daughter and stalled it.... Dang!
Glad the crew is safe. Wonder what was loaded in this plane... or are they just flying surveillance?

 

[Max Power]

Really, they couldn't have changed Rapid City's identifier?

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Black helicopter alert.

 

[rframe]

Thats a huge TFR. Nukes on board?

 

[SteveCostello]

Thats a huge TFR. Nukes on board?

"We can neither confirm nor deny..."
"So... yes, then."

 

[rframe]

They shrunk it, it's down to a 15nm radius now.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

They shrunk it, it's down to a 15nm radius now.

I wonder what that NASA flight was doing...

 

[rframe]

I wonder what that NASA flight was doing...

My guess is radiation survey.

 

[Murdoughnut]

It's the DOME!

 

[Apophis]

Thats a huge TFR. Nukes on board?

I didn't think the B-1 fleet carried nuclear weapons anymore.

 

[rframe]

I didn't think the B-1 fleet carried nuclear weapons anymore.

Maybe not, I have no clue.

 

[Apophis]

Maybe not, I have no clue.

That HUGE TFR for an airplane crash kind of makes you wonder though. That and the NASA U2 hanging around there.

 

[rframe]

Air Force guy I know says they will treat it as if it did have nukes, even if it wasn't carrying nukes.... dunno. Just what he said.