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On 23 February 2008, Spirit of Kansas, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force, crashed on the runway moments after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. The aircraft was destroyed, but both crew members successfully ejected.
As a result, the flight control computers calculated an inaccurate airspeed, and a negative angle of attack, causing the aircraft to pitch upward 30 degrees during takeoff. [159] This was the first crash and loss of a B-2. In February 2010, a serious incident involving a B-2 occurred at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.
1 sty 2009 · On February 25th, 2008, the B-2 bomber aircraft “Spirit of Kansas” lifted off the runway at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. Seventeen seconds later, the crew was unable to con-trol the aircraft and its left wing struck the ground. Before take-off, the plane’s computers had called for an internal Air Data System calibration.
27 mar 2024 · As the bomber’s wheels lost contact with the ground, the B-2’s automatic Flight Control System (FCS), acting on faulty data, believed the plane was actually in a steep dive.
5 wrz 2019 · Distorted data introduced by a B-2 Spirit’s air data system skewed information entering the bomber’s flight control computers ultimately causing the crash of the aircraft on takeoff according to an Air Combat Command (ACC) accident investigation report released on Jun. 5, 2008.
8 sty 2024 · B-2 Accident: Since the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirit’s introduction to service more than three decades ago, only one of these stealth bombers has ever been lost in an accident. Perhaps surprisingly, it wasn’t combat or military drills that downed this formidable airframe, but a routine flight.
8 lut 2022 · On Feb. 23, 2008, B-2 Spirit of Kansas crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was one in a flight of four B-2s returning to Whiteman AFB, Mo., following deployment on Oct. 5, 2007. It’s considered the most expensive crash in USAF history.
