High taxi speed caused Global Hawk accident, board says
A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle was damaged last Dec. 6 after a successful flight and full-stop landing at Edward AFB, Calif., because it was mistakenly commanded to taxi at 155 knots, the U.S. Air Force said yesterday. Damage to the vehicle, including its sensor package, was put at $5.3...
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