Anonymous Coward User ID: 77909387 Canada 10/21/2019 09:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Navy ‘Doomsday’ plane built to withstand nuclear attack grounded after striking single bird The Navy’s “Doomsday Plane,” designed to withstand even a nuclear attack, suffered millions of dollars in damages after striking a single bird as it practiced a landing maneuver earlier this month at a Maryland air station. The E-6B Mercury was supposed to only touch down momentarily before immediately taking off again from the Patuxent River Naval Air station – but a bird was sucked into one of the plane’s four engines while it attempted the “touch and go” move, according to Military.com [ link to americanmilitarynews.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77479357 United States 10/21/2019 09:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Navy ‘Doomsday’ plane built to withstand nuclear attack grounded after striking single bird The bird was destroyed though |