SINGAPORE, June 19 (Xinhua) — Engineers of Singapore Air Force will periodically test gyroscope assemblies on F-16 jet fighters to prevent malfunction of such components and ensure flight safety, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. A Singaporean F-16 crashed after taking off on May 8 due to the malfunction of pitch rate gyroscopes. In the accident, the flight control computer received erroneous but simi
SINGAPORE, June 19 (Xinhua) — Engineers of Singapore Air Force will periodically test gyroscope assemblies on F-16 jet fighters to prevent malfunction of such components and ensure flight safety, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
A Singaporean F-16 crashed after taking off on May 8 due to the malfunction of pitch rate gyroscopes.
In the accident, the flight control computer received erroneous but simi