Main Engine Control Fingered In F110-Powered F-16C Crash

Air Force officials think a problem in the main engine control in a General Electric F110 fighter turbofan is to blame for the April 21 crash of an F-16C from Moody AFB, Ga., but can't pin down whether a manufacturing defect or some other issue caused the problem. "The malfunction caused the engine...

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