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Hydraulic Fitting Failure Led to B-2 Gear Collapse, Wing Fire and $300M Damage at Whiteman AFB in 2022

Investigators say a hydraulic fitting failure set off the 2022 B-2 incident at Whiteman AFB, ending in a gear collapse, wing fire and $300M repair bill. The U.S. Air Force has released the Accident ...
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US Air Force restores severely damaged $2 billion B-2 bomber for just $23 million

Four years after a landing-gear failure severely damaged a B-2 Spirit bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, the aircraft known as the Spirit of Georgia has returned to the air following an extensive, ...
The Aviationist

Poor Quality Control and Outdated Equipment at Steel Company Behind Failed Gears on Ill-Fated CV-22 Osprey

The CV-22B Osprey crashed following a catastrophic failure in the left-hand Prop Rotor Gear Box, triggered by a crack in one of the high-speed pinion gears manufactured from a special steel alloy ...
AOL

What pilots say could have caused a Delta plane to go belly-up

A Delta plane crash-landed and flipped upside down in Toronto on Monday. Airline pilots said strong crosswinds or runway debris could have caused a landing gear failure. All 80 passengers and crew ...
St. Cloud Times

Investigators probe landing gear collapse in fiery Minnesota to Toronto plane crash

A Delta Air Lines regional jet flipped over on the runway at Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport last month due to a faulty landing gear. The right main landing gear collapsed after ...