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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

X-47B fails landing attempt - again

X-47BThe X-47B unmanned jet, which successfully landed twice last week on an aircraft carrier, was unable to repeat the feat Monday, U.S. Navy sources confirmed July 16.

The aircraft nailed its first two landing attempts July 10 on the USS George H. W. Bush, but a third landing that day was aborted when the aircraft’s systems detected a problem with an onboard computer.

Following its programming, the aircraft then flew to a “divert” field at Wallops Island, Va., where it remains.

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1 comment:

  1. The Navy's Grade 36 Bureaucrat19/7/13 04:46

    That's the price of doing business sometimes. They'll fix it and get better in the future.

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