Comment on The electromechanical angle computer inside the B-52 bomber's star trackerparentComments−aaronmdjones4mo... and yet on more than one occasion, pilots have taken off and prematurely retracted the flaps when they meant to retract the gear!Humans fascinate me sometimes.https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578defbae5274...https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578def27ed915...(Two separate incidents in the same year, on the same day, even)EDIT: Updated links to point to incident reports
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... and yet on more than one occasion, pilots have taken off and prematurely retracted the flaps when they meant to retract the gear!
Humans fascinate me sometimes.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578defbae5274...
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/578def27ed915...
(Two separate incidents in the same year, on the same day, even)
EDIT: Updated links to point to incident reports