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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-14-08 07:07 AM
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Predator crash is second in two weeks
Predator crash is second in two weeks
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Posted : Friday Jun 13, 2008 21:17:23 EDT

An MQ-1 Predator crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday, making it the second Predator to crash after lifting off in the past two weeks.

The unmanned drone crashed about six miles south of Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. Another Predator crashed about a mile from Balad Air Base, Iraq, on June 2 after taking off.

A board will investigate Thursday’s accident. Results from the June 2 accident are still pending, but it appears to be caused by “mechanical failures,” Air Force spokeswoman Capt. Paula Kurtz said.


Article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/06/airforce_predator_crash_061308/
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texastoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-14-08 08:11 AM
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1. At least they are not manned
Like the 400+ F-16s that have fallen out of the sky due to "pilot error."
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-14-08 08:25 AM
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2. Where are the MQ-1 Predators made?
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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-14-08 10:03 AM
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3. I don't where they are made, but General Atomics in San Diego has the contract.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_Aeronautical_Systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ-1
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