EatingOnions@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agoB-52 Stratofortress crashes after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Basewww.nbclosangeles.comexternal-linkmessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1156
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minus-squarekreskin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoIt crashed in a big fireball, as aircraft full of fuel tend to do. Fun fact, many of these dump their fuel – or used to–before they land.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours 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.
It crashed in a big fireball, as aircraft full of fuel tend to do. Fun fact, many of these dump their fuel – or used to–before they land.
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.