B-2 Accident

[SteveC]

Yeah, I like flying it. The MAX flies really nicely too, compared to the NG IMHO. The guidance and automation can be a little quirky, and it is certainly small up front.

[@Learjet enters the chat.]

 

[Minuteman]

Lessee, compliments for the 737... "well, at least its not a CRJ."

 

[Minuteman]

 

[///AMG]

Curious what they are planning to do with that cat......

 

[MikeD]

Curious what they are planning to do with that cat......

Left main mount collapsed, or sank in a soft spot like the nose mount seems to almost have done?

 

[///AMG]

Left main mount collapsed, or sank in a soft spot like the nose mount seems to almost have done?

Prob a jack job like that B-1 in Diego a while back? Yeah I see the same, looks like a main that failed. Nice job not destroying a national asset id say

 

[fholbert]

View attachment 68422

That picture if from a September 2021 accident.

Faulty landing gear springs led to B-2 bomber crash last year, report finds

Worn springs in the landing gear caused a B-2 Spirit bomber to crash on the runway last year at Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base, according to a recently released investigation report.

www.stripes.com

 

[form810]

Reports say it damaged the runway, may have gone into the weeds, followed by a fire. Only 20 +1 B-2’s were made and one was destroyed a few years ago.

B-2 Spirit makes emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base during routine operations

A Whiteman Air Force Base B-2 Spirit aircraft, more widely known as a stealth bomber, was forced to make an emergency landing during routine operations Saturday.

www.kshb.com

B-2 Stealth Bomber Damaged During Emergency Landing

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber was damaged at Whiteman AFB after an emergency landing, which included a fire.

www.thedrive.com

Date:	10-DEC-2022
Time:
Type:	Northrop B-2A Spirit
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Unknown
Location:	Whiteman Air Force Base, MO - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Warrensburg-Whiteman AFB, MO (SZL/KSZL)
Destination airport:	Warrensburg-Whiteman AFB, MO (SZL/KSZL)

Narrative:
A Northrop B-2A Spirit made an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base prompting a fire following an in-flight malfunction. There were no personnel injuries. The aircraft sustained an unknown amount of damage along with damage to the runway.

Still... a better record than the AN225! I think there were two (2) built. I think they're now both kaput.

 

[derg]

The -100/200, is the 737 that you truly fly.

"Level change speed 190 PDC?"

 

[NovemberEcho]

Still... a better record than the AN225! I think there were two (2) built. I think they're now both kaput.

Idk if it counts if one is destroyed via cruise missile

 

[sweeps]

Idk if it counts if one is destroyed via cruise missile

And the second was never even finished