Pilots Eject from Stealth Bomber After Routine Take-off 😲 Air Disasters | Smithsonian Channel

[@thomasmiddlebrooke1012]

I grew up on Guam, and was only a few miles from the base when this happened. The cause of the crash was a lack of SOP to deal with Guam's humidity. While daytime temps that time of year reach the mid 80's, at night the temps on the northern half of the Island (where AAFB is located) can dip to the mid 60's if the sky is clear. Condensation built up on the flight sensors, specifically the AOA and airspeed computers. The aircraft is equipped with heaters that evaporate this moisture, but at the time of the accident it was not SOP to use them. It is now, regardless of what climate the plane is in.

[@obviousness8113]

It was an expensive lesson but hopefully it's been well-learned.

[@Blackmoon9u9]

Lol, don't mess with the humidity

[@Ryarios]

You still have to wonder why they didn’t abort the takeoff after a master warning. Even if it was momentary. You heard the pilot ask ‘go or stop’. Stop would seem to be prudent on a $1b aircraft on a non-critical mission.

[@Blackmoon9u9]

@@Ryarios the pilot want to join his family and his beautiful wife in whiteman AFB

[@obviousness8113]

@@Ryarios Agreed. The video doesn't really give enough information. They might have been past the point of no return. But it does seem prudent to abort if possible.

[@alexanderscalzo340]

Can’t believe that happened to an actual B2 Spirit. Such an expensive plane wreck

[@Blackmoon9u9]

No problem, the middle east pepole will pay for it

[@morrisdennis]

ur fired!!!

[@shauny2285]

No worries. The B21 Raider is on its way!

[@randybaumery5090]

Life is a bitch.

[@kingboiiiiiiii8460]

3 bils….

[@RedNekLvr22]

Bomber goes up of flames... ...It's brighter here! 😱🤯

[@v12ts.gaming]

At least both pilots ejected, but what it really hurts is that the bomber cost a billion each, so in financial standpoint, it's a big boo-boo for the Air Force.

[@marcox2937]

Good luck to the maintenance crew explaining their responsibility for the most expensive single plane crash

[@Blackmoon9u9]

The weather crew are responsable

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@Marco Ng - I do not have inside information to make a comment on who was at fault, and if I did, I would not post it here... But I'm guessing that this is not the fault of the maintenance crew... Planes should be able to handle rainfall, and humidity.... Especially planes that are combat aircraft , like these are... The planes on carriers have been exposed to far more severe conditions than this one was, for a much greater time... My guess is the incident was caused by several things, some of which could have been prevented by knowing about the apparent - inherent problems this plane had all along... Sadly, the plane was destroyed.... The good thing is the pilots were not killed, as the ejection seats did their jobs perfectly....

[@andyaskew1543]

@@michaelmartinez1345 Combination of what has been mentioned and maintenance procedures that did not take in to consideration the conditions they were operating under.

[@Johnnycdrums]

Pilots got an alarm, they had had time to throttle down.

[@IronHexacyanoferrate]

@@Johnnycdrums to be fair, the video makes it appear as if the master caution appeared after 100kts which is a speed at which you're only supposed to reject if there is a serious issue (depending on the aircraft though, it might be a different speed, nontheless it's usually called out during take off, hence the "100kts" callount). As you probably have guessed, I don't have the faintest idea how to fly the B-2, but assuming the pilots were competent, the master caution wasn't considered a serious issue.

[@suhaybxasan7725]

As i heard this accident was caused by rainy weather,wich caused moisture to enter the skin flash of the the air data sensors,air data sensors gave a numbers(maybe air speed and and altitude) to the pilots wich is higher than the required and they decided for lift off with out reaching the maximum limit for take off

[@Normal1855]

The captain said they needed to get out of there, and the major never questioned him. He just prepared to eject.

[@tippo5341]

In the situation...I wouldn't have questioned him either...just pull those eject handles and get the hell out.

[@harry170183]

"we've got to get out of here"? Shouldn't he say "EJECT! EJECT! EJECT!" instead ?

[@Jamesbrown-xi5ih]

You should, if all things are going properly. But if you don't have time and or you verbalize your thought process that you have just realized you need to egress, you may not have the time necessary to articulate all of the steps. But yes, he should say "EJECT EJECT EJECT!" AFTER he makes the preparatory announcement of "PREPARE TO ABANDON AIRCRAFT!" However, given the situation I definitely agree with "WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE" as being sufficient.

[@harry170183]

@@Jamesbrown-xi5ih Hmm. I don't think so. Triple "eject" was made to not confuse any other command with it. So clearly, if You hear "Eject! Eject! Eject!" there is no doubt what You have to do.

[@Jamesbrown-xi5ih]

@@harry170183 it's absolutely an understandable Point you're making, however, reality doesn't always match training despite our best intentions. If you're interested, I'll tell the story of two very different times where an emergency situation that happened to me and the communication that was conveyed during each event.

[@johnthomas8908]

In 1962 we were departing Anderson AFB for Clark AB. Flying in a C-124, max weight, 60 troops on board. Right after we lifted off the prop sync failed and all 4 props went to feather. We were just crossing the runway threshold. The tower saw what happened and hit the crash button and deployed crash trucks. You flight engineer immediately knew what happened and took manual control of the props, got power back on. We proceeded with engineer maintaining prop sync for the rest of the flight.

[@ReyRey_Plays]

The world's expensive Plane Crash in history

[@brendanfla-sb7zc]

The worlds expensive

[@Mrroblox-lo2sq]

Eh I see this guy on plane n booms channel

[@ReyRey_Plays]

@@Mrroblox-lo2sq I'm everywhere like Plane'n boom

[@margaretparol4245]

Yeah 1.4b

[@arandomhandle33444]

yes and hey hey

[@optimusprime4443]

Now there is only 20 stealth bombers in existence

[@Andrew-hf31mq]

update from the future here! There is now a B21

[@GearHeadBoris]

Oh man that has to be the most expensive thing ever broken. I'd hate to be the guy filling out the paperwork for that😂😂😂

[@davidcbrainard]

I built that. I was on the B2 program for ten years. I had heard earlier that the ground crew had left a rag in one of the tubes used to measure air speed and that’s what cause the faulty reading and crash. I don’t currently have a link to that information though.

[@practicalphotography1235]

Pitot tubes?

[@danodamano2581]

Yeah, no

[@anonnimoose7987]

No one can fly the B-2, the computer does

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@Anon Ni Moose- That is probably correct in many ways, like so many modern planes that are large airliners.... The computers are actually 'flying' the planes, the pilots suggest to the computers, what to do. The programmers of the computers, tell the computers how much information to accept from the pilots.... And that is where several of these types of problems have developed with automation.... A lack of ACTUAL control of the aircraft... It is almost as if the windows in the cockpit are only there, to let the pilots know, when a good time to eject ⏏️ would be...

[@apaulmcdonough2170]

The Computer needs Accurate Data, which it didn't get, to Fly the Plane.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@@apaulmcdonough2170 and that is the main problem, having to have a computer to fly it... The original YB-49 flying wing, did not need a computer to fly it... A yaw damper to enable it to be able to make an accurate bomb run, yes... That was needed on the YB-49... But a PERSON was able to fly it quite easily.... Unfortunately, the newer version of the B-2 requires the assistance of digital controls... And that was one of the main causes of this unfortunate accident. Digital control systems that quickly developed latent, inherent and un-predictable problems at an extremely critical time of flight, ascent from the runway... Thank goodness the pilots were safely able to eject, and no ordnance was onboard that plane....

[@apaulmcdonough2170]

@@michaelmartinez1345 your romance is highly overrating the YB-49. It needed a rudimentary yaw dampening system. The YB-49 didn't have Fly-by-Wire only because this didn't yet exist. And the B-2 only exists because of the Computers. Fly-by-wire goes back to the B-58, and is necessary for inherently Unstable Designs such as the F-16.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@@apaulmcdonough2170 I knew about the F-16 being the first fighter jet equipped with FBW, yes... But I was not aware the B-58 had it.... Was it the FADEC system, that the B-58's had? If so, how many channels was it capable of operating? As far as the YB-49 not having it, yes I was aware that design did not have it ... Back when the YB-49 was made, there were no 'smart' bombs , or 'smart' ordnance of any type - and without pre-programmable/controllable ordnance deployments. So accurately hitting targets was not often an easy thing to do, from ANY kind of an aircraft.... Even though the The YB-49 did not have RAM to assist it's 'stealth' capabilities, it was known to be hard to track by radar. In fact, the wingspan of the YB-49 and the B-2 spirit are close to the same size... The YB-49 was built on a very lean budget , as compared to the HUGE budget given to the B-2., to re-engineer an already existing , very basic, yet good design... Your bizarre opinion and ideas of a personal 'romance' with the YB-49, probably would not sell many 'romance' novels, so I kindly suggest that you try not to sell that notion of yours either, as very few people would be likely to buy that idea from you, except for maybe, a few psychiatrists ... But the idea of the YB-49 flying wing - was a very successful design that was brought to life with the help of the research of Jack Northrop and his team of engineers and craftsmen back in the late 1940's, along with several research designs many years before.... And not only did they achieve it without FBW, but they designed these planes and research projects without the aid of computers or CAD... That is a fact.... The SR-71 and A-12's are other examples of planes that still hold several records, that had no FBW equipment, or Computer Aided Designs to help with the initial organization and coordination of ideas in these programs..... These are facts... And again, those revolutionary designs, not only achieved the then unheard-of sustained mach -3+ flights, and had RAM and special shapes to reduce radar return, but they also managed to achieve those designs on a relatively lean budget, and similar to the earlier YB-49 planes, those planes made their first flights within 6 years of when the programs were started, which is another currently unheard-of occurance with many 'cutting edge' military designed equipment of various types.... All without the aid of computers... Call it what You will, I call it an exceptional use of talent ,manpower and skills that has since become very hard to find, and all done without the aid of computers... And don't forget, about the computer programming problems and sensor issues & problems, that are still very real In many types of machinery, which seem to have their own type of records; of failures.....Unfortunately, modern aircraft equipped with this type of technology, are not immune from these inherent, latent, and often unpredictable issues, which is what led-up to the complete destruction of that B-2 taking-off at Anderson AFB , in Guam, when the primary flight controls did not function properly... Thank goodness no ordnance was on-board that plane, and both pilots were safely able to eject, when it happened...

[@Powerranger-le4up]

I saw the episode. Who would have thought that a small amount of water could bring down a B-2 Bomber’s computers.

[@Sojourning_]

it has brought down many of the best of air liners; oddly money had been the factor........

[@apaulmcdonough2170]

The Water didn't affect the Computers. The Water affected the Data that the Pilots saw and the Computer needed.

[@davidlee1820]

Fun fact: The B2 spirit bomber couldn't fly in the rain. It was exposed to high rainfall which compromised the computer base line and messed up sensors which then lead to the computer system shutting off the engine on takeoff. The B2 bomber crashed as pilots punched out safely.

[@FA-44]

I know this is picky, but I can’t believe as far as the final takeoff check, that Air Disasters / Smithsonian Channel could get it so wrong regarding aircrew use of their oxygen masks. I believe for communications and oxygen checks, masks should be in place well before taking the runway. Secondly, the right seat pilot doesn’t even have the upper oxygen mask strap threaded into the bayonet clip on the left side of his helmet, the strap is just dangling. In addition, you might want to have your helmet visors down, you know, in case you need to eject. Finally, you don’t advance the throttles to takeoff thrust while lined up with the runway and then remove your hands from the flight controls (you can hear the engines spooling up) in order to attach your oxygen mask. Yeah, I used to be a flight instructor for the Air Force and I don’t ever remember teaching that. And thank you to @ThomasMiddlebrooke for explaining what this short segment did not cover regarding the cause of this accident. I now have little desire to search for the Smithsonian Channel’s full length video of this accident due to their lack of attention regarding the technical details. It’s obvious they did not use an appropriate technical consultant, so chances are they probably got other aspects of this documentary embarrassingly wrong.

[@carloscortes5570]

Maybe your the man they need.send them and other production companies that deal with aviation footage your resume

[@Zynet_Eseled]

​@@carloscortes5570 I agree with this comment. OP does seem to have much more experience and knowledge in this field. if the studio ever decides to make a season 17, OP would be a good tech consultant.

[@Yoshirocks92]

I am glad that the pilots got out of the plane before it blew up like thank god for the existence of ejection seats cause you never know if you need them.

[@warriorr433]

What about Smithsonian camera crew? Did they survive?😭

[@lennyj2080]

no they were initially saved by the fire crew and then apparently eaten by the rarely seen South Pacific Yeti.

[@tahu033]

The cameraman never dies

[@samobadie]

no one died fortunately except for this joke

[@tag4042]

Outcome: budget goes burn

[@manuelcervinobaston4076]

Literaly

[@haziqkaka3414]

Budget? the Feds can make trillions fake cheque to 'steal' money

[@tippo5341]

I guess had it been a bit of different type of aircraft other than the B2...which is primarily I believe quite reliant on the data the computer receives to fly the mighty beautiful aircraft it is...it may have stood a better chance at recovery...such a terrible shame that humidity and moisture were the cause of her loss. Just goes to show Mother Nature doesn't have to vent her fury n wrath to cause disasters to the most advanced aircraft of the time.

[@douganderson8315]

B2 or not B2, that is the question.

[@tippo5341]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 touche good sir...touche

[@ronnieince4568]

Doug Anderson - that us the question -whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous avionics or to take arms against a sea of alarm warnings and by firing the ejection seats end them -Shakespeare's analysis of the crash! !!

[@andreferro4618]

Hahahahaha! That was funny! And wise, too... Greetings from Brazil.

[@Douknowgregg]

Loved Guam when I was deployed there. Shit flight being 20+ hrs but man was it a good time

[@SyAlbertJohnPaul]

The most costliest plane crash of a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, including its ejection seats, created by Collins Aerospace, named it ACES II

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

They survived but have to paid for it, and B2 is not cheap

[@yaruk8333]

WTF was it their mistake?

[@empathyosco393]

@@yaruk8333 i don't think they had to pay for it

[@dmitrikupryaov7845]

@@empathyosco393 they didn’t- people on the internet like to just make shit up

[@Powerranger-le4up]

No, the taxpayers did.

[@Quichenic]

@@Powerranger-le4up ppl in the military also pay taxes so what's your point?

[@JohnSmith-xd8do]

2001-1212, Aviation, Eject! The B-1B bomber pilot CPT William Steele gave the order to eject 15-Minutes after the bomber’s engines began to fail. The automated ejection system blew the crew hatches away and then ignited each, ACES-II, ejection seats. All four crewmembers were safely ejected over the Indian Ocean. It was 2230-H and pitch dark as they floated towards the water from 15,000-feet. They were 60-miles from land. Their Acft problem started 40-Minutes into 10-hour flight. The crew was from the 20th Bomb Wing, Diego Garcia Help was on its way. MAJ Brandon Nugent's KC-10 tanker had just taken off from Diego Garcia when the emergency call went out. The tanker was from the 7th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, CA. The downed crew was in the water for 28-Minutes until the tanker flew overhead and made radio contact. The Navy destroyer USS Russell was on its way from Diego Garcia. The rescue was joined by a Navy P-3C Orion from Patrol Squadron Four; the P-3 had a huge spotlight and was able to focus on the crew. Navy LT Dan Manetzke was the skipper of the small rescue boat that pulled the crew from the water after a two-hour swim. He said he was just as happy to find them as they were to be rescued. The B-1B has the worse safety record in the AF, since 1984, 17 crewmembers have died in seven crashes.

[@mohwe1007]

fortunetle both pilots are ok

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Ryan received only minor injuries and was able to fly again after being cleared. Justin was seriously injured and spent the next 6 months in a back brace. Justin also eventually flew again after he healed.

[@jdwilliams518]

The whole world was left wondering... also.. now so am i...

[@wingloading]

I assume alert 3 was uttered for a crash. Alert 1 is more of a standby for a landing with a technical issue.

[@gingervsginger]

What went wrong was a computer error. It took a while to find it but they fixed it for ever other stealth bomber

[@h8GW]

I think the pilots could've salvaged this whole catastrophe if their first report after punching out, back to command, about their status was, "We're not in Kansas anymore."

[@louiswendt4371]

Next technology to build on aircraft like this: UNDO BUTTON

[@richarderion4611]

She's talking on the red phone. That phone is only used for alerts. Right there and then everyone in the tower, knew this was serious.

[@johnstuartsmith]

The ball of flame on the runway might have already raised a few eyebrows..

[@michinomiya8179]

Maintainers be sweating bombs, not bullets

[@alexludavertigo6926]

Oh that ILLoosive miseruh!🤬🍻

[@turyjordan3827]

Qualified to push the autopilot button and that’s it

[@daycaret1881]

good thing the eject was a feature

[@randywilson944]

John Travolta and Christian Slater flew a B-3 and that one crashed too. The Air Force developed a new static aircraft called B-4 and after takeout dining facility at a stealth location in Whiteout AFB, Misery.

[@lennyj2080]

Slater was a baller and brought that traitor Travolta to justice.

[@andyvan5692]

great news, one less of these terrors in the sky to worry about.

[@Quichenic]

Lol they probably build 2 extra

[@Dogeman131]

and they're building around 100 b-21 stealth bombers to replace the b-2 and b-1

[@bignessgta5]

I didn't know this video existed

[@joecace799]

Interesting how every other B2 that took off from Guam seemed to not have any problem with humidity.

[@bigboots6114]

they fixed the problem after the investigation

[@dumbreon_plays2139]

The janitor: 😐

[@dred29]

What season and episode is this?

[@darkgalaxy5548]

Hey, where's the rest of this?

[@sjjsmsjsjsjsks]

That emoji on the title though

[@SilverIchimaru]

I'd hate to crash one of them or be a maintenance person who messed up. I haven't seen this episode and can't seem to find it. Anyone know why it crashed?

[@hakeemtarpley2998]

Caution light comes on and you say go?

[@yaosio]

Interesting how the American version is less dramatic than the international version.

[@ginolorenzo4117]

The whole world doesn't care. There I fixed the last part.

[@loganj.2329]

2nd video Ive watched about this and still dont know "what....went....wrong..."

[@martinleicht5911]

The rubber band broke !! 😁

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Justin did the right thing under the circumstances. Had he not pulled the ejection handle when he did, he and Ryan would have both been killed.

[@Lady_Trouble]

firstly and ice was in the sensors

[@animegeek2488]

Saying first on this video is not okay for a video like this. Also, you are correct about the cause for this accident because some clueless person who likes to steal people's comments said it was someone from the U.S government who caused the crash.

[@Lady_Trouble]

@@animegeek2488 I meant to say firstly I will correct that thank you so much for reminding me about this error ma'am ❤️😊

[@animegeek2488]

@@Lady_Trouble I know this is off topic but thank you for getting my gender correct because people always assume I'm male and not female.

[@Lady_Trouble]

@@animegeek2488 you're such a nice person and I don't like to assume things ❤️😊❤️

[@empathyosco393]

@@Lady_Trouble 😂😂😭

[@denniscashell2407]

how do u NOT use the original footage?

[@NothingMaster]

Ignore the Master Caution alarm at your own peril. A rookie $billion mistake.

[@Quichenic]

If you're not a pilot don't act like one the now what they're doing they where at v1 speeds so they needed to take of one way or another ppl on the internet keep saying things about pilot mistakes while they don't now anything it's not like the plane can instantly stop or something when you pass v1 you have to take of

[@ebutuoY_kcuF]

Mr. Launchpad is or was at the controls. 💀👀

[@scottdunkirk8198]

We had just got off the flightline when this happened.

[@billmorris2613]

Good afternoon to all from SE Louisiana 14 Sep 22.

[@Nitramrec]

Yes. What went wrong???

[@frankpinmtl]

"Stop or go?" "Go!" Well - there goes $2 billion...

[@robbypolter6689]

When simple condensation causes a billion-dollar plane to crash.

[@mikesmith-wk7vy]

They ignored a master caution alarm bad idea, those stealth planes should be maintained enough to where that alarm is something serious only and not to be ignored

[@andrewthegreat1565]

There was a rain that cause the computer to malfunction since the plane is very hard to control, it uses computer

[@ultralaggerREV1]

HUH?! I never thought the B-2 had ejection seats

[@lennyj2080]

yes...they have been there since the aircraft was first drawn up in he late 1970s

[@niceguy60]

3:00 Should have just clicked your heels together 3 times instead

[@WizzRacing]

Air Speed Indicator was blocked....

[@aubreyrosales-qg3ln]

imagine your inside it

[@TopAviation10]

It is very good the pilots survived but that's 2 billion dollars down the drain😣

[@Ryarios]

After first seeing this story, I though of the General from the ‘Iron Giant’ yelling "You just blew a billion dollars of Uncle Sam’s money out of your ass…!"

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Ryan received only minor injuries and was able to fly again after being cleared. Justin was seriously injured and spent the next 6 months in a back brace. Justin also eventually flew again after he healed.

[@oldtimer4791]

*master caution goes off* "should we stop or keep going?" really? are you actually asking if it's still safe to take off? I'm no pilot, and I don't know shit about this thing- bit come on! would it kill someone to just to simply abort take off just once without there being a CATASTROPHIC failure? if an alarm goes off, that's a sign you NEED to stop (unless you're already going to fast/ you're too far down the runway)

[@Quichenic]

You can't just stop when you pass v1 you have to take of if you reject the take of you will overshoot and that probably would've been worse and the guy asked it to his higher up if he should continue

[@TheBlackaurora44]

The Smithsonian Channel never tells why the plane crashes. SMH

[@marcindelax1350]

so what went wrong exactly? cuz you didnt tell.

[@yellowlabdavis7170]

And before they realized it , they weren’t in KANSAS anymore!

[@rowanfoss6970]

There's something called eje ting

[@Dodgevair]

"I would do it [study UFOs], but before agreeing to do it, we must insist upon full access to discs recovered. For instance, in the L.A. case, the Army grabbed it and would not let us have it for cursory examination." J. Edgar Hoover-Director of FBI The security guard called and said, “Sir, there’s a glowing red object hovering right outside the front gate. I’ve got all the men out here with their weapons drawn.” We lost between 16-18 ICBMs (nuclear tipped Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles) at the same time UFOs were in the area… (A high-ranking Air Force officer) said, “Stop the investigation; do no more on this and do not write a final report. I heard that many of the guards that reported the incident were sent off to Vietnam." Captain Robert Salas, USAF, during a videotaped interview for the Disclosure program. "A few insiders know the truth...and are studying the bodies that have been discovered." -Dr. Edwin Mitchell Apollo 14..the 6th NASA employee to walk on the Moon. "Maximum security exists concerning the subject of UFOs.” CIA Director, Allen Dulles, 1955. "It's still classified above Top Secret." - Senator Barry Goldwater, 1975 “Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe that unknown flying objects are nonsense.” Former CIA Director, Roscoe Hillenkoetter, public statement, 1960. “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false” -William Casey, CIA director, 1981 “Yes, there have been ET visitations. There have been crashed craft. There have been material and bodies recovered. There has been a certain amount of reverse engineering that has allowed some of these craft, or some components, to be duplicated. And there is some group of people that may or may not be associated with government at this point that have this knowledge. They have been attempting to conceal this knowledge. People in high level government have very little, if any, valid information about this. It has been the subject of disinformation in order to deflect attention and create confusion so the truth doesn’t come out. ” ― Edgar D. Mitchell, The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical World AFFIDAVIT (1) My name is Thomas Jefferson Dubose (2) My address is: XXXXXXXXXX (3) I retired from the U.S. Air force in 1959 with the rank of Brigadier General. (4) In July 1947, I was stationed at Fort Worth Army Air Field [later Carswell Air Force Base] in Fort Worth, Texas. I served as Chief of Staff to Major General Roger Ramey, Commander, Eighth Air Force. I had the rank of Colonel. (5) In early July, I received a phone call from Maj. Gen. Clements McMullen, Deputy Commander, Strategic Air Command. He asked what we knew about the object which had been recovered outside Roswell, New Mexico, as reported in the press. I called Col. William Blanchard, Commander of the Roswell Army Air Field, and directed him to send the material in a sealed container to me at Fort Worth. I so informed Maj. Gen. McMullen. (6) After the plane from Roswell arrived with the material, I asked the Base Commander, Col. Al Clark, to take possession of the material and to personally transport it in a B-26 to Maj. Gen. McMullen in Washington, D.C. I notified Maj. Gen. McMullen, and he told me he would send the material by personal courier on his plane to Benjamin Chidlaw, Commanding General of the Air Material Command at Wright Field [later Wright Patterson AFB]. The entire operation was conducted under the strictest secrecy. (7) The material shown in the photographs taken in Maj. Gen. Ramey’s office was a weather balloon. The weather balloon explanation for the material was a cover story to divert the attention of the press. (8) I have not been paid or given anything of value to make this statement, which is the truth to the best of my recollection. Signed: T. J. Dubose Date: 9/16/91 Signature witnessed by: Linda R. Split Notary Public, State of Florida "There exists a shadowy government with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue its own ideas of national interest, free from all checks and balances, and free from the law itself. “ - Daniel Inouye Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (Iran-Contra hearings) (1987) REMOTE VIEWING (a technique develped by our CIA and Stanford Research Institute) PER FARSIGHT INSTITUTE data suggests... Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven... AND.. As the Quran has it, Prophet Muhammad took a night trip to heaven aboard a trusty winged pony-horse-mule-ish creature called Buraq... Many other topics begin to make sense.. It has been said that after President Carter was finally briefed on the et reality, he was deeply upset. For several weeks.. MEANINGFUL congressional hearings, ala the Watergate hearings, including aerospace/defense contractors and others such as Bob Lazar, Andrew Basiago and Vice Admiral Thomas R. Wilson must be held to address a vital issue that transcends politics and we will never properly advance until it happens: The 75+yr ongoing-constitutionally illegal, EXTRATERRESTRIAL and associated TIME TRAVEL cover-ups. How can we truly believe anything our elected officials say? The dog n pony shows must cease The longer the can is kicked down the road, the more disruptive coming clean will be...

[@Zynet_Eseled]

...what

[@Dodgevair]

@@Zynet_Eseled Reality well hidden? Your thoughts?

[@Khalidsvt101]

am still wondering

[@GamingAdventureWithAtif]

😮

[@briancooper2112]

Only 20 now.

[@JacobChacko3008]

2 billion buckaroos up in flames 😭😭😭

[@reggveg]

Well, what went wrong?

[@highspeedboom]

I skipped to the last few minutes, it stopped before saying what made the crash happen!, lol

[@animegeek2488]

The full episode is on season 17 of Air Disasters and season 17 came out in April last year.

[@nevmuffinn]

Force

[@timteevin4517]

I'm still wondering. ????

[@Mysta_101]

How did it crash??? Don't understand this B2 Bomber is very VERY Pro.

[@Ryarios]

The computer flies the aircraft. Lie to the computer and bad things happen. In this instance, the pressure sensors in question are attached to the pitot tubes and are used to compute airspeed. The correct speed at take-off is very important on these planes. I am not sure but the AOA sensors may have also been affected which would affect the nose pitch at take-off.

[@ronstowell8646]

There is nothing routine about flying.................

[@ReaperJJ]

I know it’s pilots over plane but that was a lot of money

[@michaelmartinez1345]

Everything of the crash, where & when it happened... Only personnel who are directly connected to that investigation, know what caused it... No details were given here, as to what caused it, and it is not hard to imagine why... Hopefully all of the planes of this type , have had the proper things done to them to correct this issue...

[@Ryarios]

Turns out the fix was easy. Turn on the pitot tube heaters BEFORE calling for a sensor recalibration - and telling the computer to stop voting the sensors for flight data to determining the master caution alarm.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@@Ryarios if the plane had pitot tubes, that might have solved the problem... Being that this is a stealth design, no exposed pitot tubes are used.. . On the two episodes that I saw about this accident, so far , no explanation was given for the cause... I'm thinking that information given on this event are very closely guarded, being that this plane, is highly classified.... No close-up photos of the external sensors were shown, for this plane.... Just some box shaped devices, with water being sprayed on them, while measurements were being taken.... I doubt that the actual cause was given here, and if it was, it might have deliberately been presented falsely, because of the highly classified nature of this plane and the entire program... And if that is what happened, I would understand why.... This plane, and what it is capable of doing, worries the adversaries of freedom in a big way, and that is how it should remain ..

[@Ryarios]

@@michaelmartinez1345 pitot tubes don’t have to extend out of the frame I watched the full episode on this and it explained it all pretty well.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@@Ryarios so, how do they get airspeed? I have not yet seen the full episode... How about AOA, how do they get that?

[@Ryarios]

@@michaelmartinez1345 airspeed is off of pitot tubes. What happed was that that the plane was left outside overnight in heavy rain. The tunes are sort of ‘u’ shaped and filled with water. When they powered the plane up, the computer realized the 4 probes weren’t reading within tolerance and issued a calibration warning. The pilots requested maintenance come and calibrate the instruments, which they did. Just before take-off, the pilots are trained to activate the pitot tube heater to prevent freezing as the plane climbs. This evaporated the water in the probes in short order causing them to read wonky because they were recalibrated with water in them. That triggered the master caution alarm. The onboard computer then voted out two sensors and used the remaining two mis calibrated devices as it’s inputs which is why the master caution warning went out after 6 seconds. This resulted in a higher speed reported than actual. The AOA sensors were also affected, but you’re right, it didn’t delve into that much. Basically the outcome was that the aircraft took off 1500 feet to short - thus too slow, the altitude reading was ~150 feet high and the AOA was stuck at -8 degrees relative to the horizon. This caused the plane to pitch up much higher than it should have while the plane was too slow in real life causing a stall which brought down the aircraft. The computer wouldn’t let the pilots bring down the nose because the computer already thought the nose was pointed down so they were never able to gain speed.

[@killingfields1424]

Dirt issue on sensors

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Move over big boy, here comes the B-21 stealth bomber. Say hi to Xi.

[@serbiareal]

And that is the story of the dumb reason why the US Airforce lost 1.4B dollars.

[@BettySianturi]

B2 Spirit Is 2 Billion Dollars

[@Andrew-hf31mq]

thank you taxpayer!

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

America has so much money. A very rich country. You would not believe it when you see how people live in the streets. BTW: How many inches you lose when you eject and your vertebres collapse?

[@Quichenic]

1-3 inches if I remember correctly

[@CRRVENI]

Spirit if Misouri shot downed over Serbia 1999

[@bigboots6114]

wrong that was an F-117 which the bomb bay doors got stuck after they dropped their payload

[@rickrick70]

3 billion dollars Is gone up and smoke

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

what went wrong...worthless

[@gurmeetsingh74]

In The end he says whole world is wondering as if. People in remote africa and siberia are so worried.??? Chose ur words carefully. 1.3 billion goes up in flames

[@pobinr]

Poor old US taxpayer. Shafted to pay $trillions for military that fights wars mostly started on phoney premise in countries that are no threat to USA🙄

[@Quichenic]

Lol military personnel also pay taxes and be happy you have an army protecting the US and stop complaining

[@pobinr]

@@Quichenic how are they protecting you by attacking countries thousands of miles away that were no threat USA

[@Quichenic]

@@pobinr it keeps them in line the US has the best military in the world that also keeps it from ending up like Ukraine

[@pobinr]

@@Quichenic keeps them in line 🤔🙄

[@padoeskop5613]

shit happens..

[@bollewillem1]

01:38 I think this was a good moment to abort the take off.

[@fredMplanenut]

Er, really? A poorly presented video.

[@briancooper2112]

I wonder if the pilots careers were ruined? Hope not. Crash wasn't their fault

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Ryan received only minor injuries and was able to fly again after being cleared. Justin was seriously injured and spent the next 6 months in a back brace. Justin also eventually flew again after he healed.

[@Sojourning_]

the aircraft failed to perform according to specifications, yet it did perform flawlessly resulting in it crashing to the ground. utterly destroyed it self. simple answer: ( A tech issue brought it down.) They should had slammed on the brakes: One Billion dollar flying machine, a 10 dollar warning master warning light comes on". master warning. Q, what was that, Master warning: OK, quick back and forth what to do; Through an other shrimp on the Barby. go for it. Your kicking it down a run way. and the master light comes on: and the man says go for it. has the same connotations relating to the Titanic, GO FOR IT, I don't care what it cost me, go for it. and the Titanic didn't cost anywhere near what this Bomber does, Yet the lives lost were Priceless. I would think, do I want to save this ride or roll the dice: save the ride with me right along with it. Only by the grace of GOD those two me were spared the dance of death in that fire. and some gall picks up the red phone; Listen up boys, we got a situation here runway such and such; You think, with that ball of fire.

[@andrewemery4272]

Cause: Flying whilst American

[@davldmergendahl8580]

A fucking joke. Ever wonder where our money is being wasted?