Helios experienced severe pitch oscillations before crash
The first sign of trouble before NASA's Helios solar-electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed into the ocean off Kauai, Hawaii, June 26 was a "severe" oscillation in pitch that had never been observed before, according to Helios Program Manager John Del Frate. "We see little minor oscillations...
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