Singapore F-16 Crash Blamed On Pitch Rate Gyroscope Failure

RSAF f-16C
Credit: Republic of Singapore Air Force
SINGAPORE—A simultaneous failure of all four pitch rate gyroscopes caused a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 52 crash earlier this month, accident investigators have determined. The pilot lost control of the aircraft at takeoff and swiftly ejected, suffering minor...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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