EatingOnions@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoB-52 Stratofortress crashes after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Basewww.nbclosangeles.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down13
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkB-52 Stratofortress crashes after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Basewww.nbclosangeles.comEatingOnions@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoYeah dumping fuel is standard before attempting any risky landing in any plane. You want to minimize the changes of a fire all. That takes quite a while though. Definitely not something happening on takeoff when it’s fully loaded and fueled.
Yeah dumping fuel is standard before attempting any risky landing in any plane. You want to minimize the changes of a fire all. That takes quite a while though. Definitely not something happening on takeoff when it’s fully loaded and fueled.