USAF pins RQ-4B loss on crew error, control logic ignorance

Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Crew error and a misunderstanding of the aircraft’s control logic caused a Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to overshoot a runway and crash in a field 6.8 miles (10.9km) away.

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