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Fateful B-52 flight revealed deadly weakness
Flying low over snowy terrain on a Cold War training mission, Lt. Col. Dan Bulli's massive B-52 bomber hit turbulence that shook the plane so violently that he couldn't read the gauges. Pulling back on the yoke and pushing forward on the throttle, he tried to fly out of the severe wind. Then there was a loud bang. (news.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The courage of men like these gave us the freedom we have today. Be very thankful for these guys.
There's much we don't know. Was the autopilot on or off? Did he try to counter the turbulence or only just climb out of it? Most jet aircraft have a rudder limiter for the purpose of limiting the forces on the tail. I was once in very extreme turbulence on final to PHL. The autopilot tried to keep us exactly perfect like it was supposed to but this was not good. I disengaged it and hand flew and let the aircraft seek it's own place. Col. Bulli did what he thought was best and we can't disagree because we weren't there. Hats off to Col. Bulli.
Thank you LT. Col. Dan Bulli.... You are a man among men!! :)
I've been to that crash site. Pretty sobering.
I have been a B-52 fan all my life!!!!
thank you and god bless
A good report, unlike some of the poorly researched press articles that seem to dominate the news these days. RIP to those who lost their lives.