F-16 Thunderbird Crash Caused by Turned Blade Deep in Engine

F-16 Thunderbird Crash Caused by Turned Blade Deep in Engine

A misaligned vane in an F-16 engine that field-level maintainers cannot see to inspect caused one of the U.S. Air Force's Thunderbird jets to crash last December, a new report concludes. The same problem led another F-16 to crash 20 months earlier. The post Investigators Blame F-16 Thunderbird Crash on Turned Fan Blade Deep in Engine appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.

Loss of thrust caused Thunderbird jet crash in December, report says

An Air Force “Thunderbirds” jet that crashed during a training mission over California last year resulted in a complete loss of the aircraft.

Air Force Thunderbird crashed after failure in engine 'blind spot,' investigation finds

The December crash of one of the famed demonstration team's jets was the second time in less than two years that an F-16 pilot was forced to eject after a failure in an engine's mechanical "blind spot." The post Air Force Thunderbird crashed after failure in engine ‘blind spot,’ investigation finds appeared first on Task & Purpose.