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Any openings on planes are usually closed when parked in order to prevent birds and other critters from getting inside and causing random damage.
by yostrovs 5y ago
Any openings on planes are usually closed when parked in order to prevent birds and other critters from getting inside and causing random damage.
- rwmj 5y agoThey lost a B-2 bomber because of moisture in a sensor. ($1.4 billion - oops). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Andersen_Air_Force_Base_B-2_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Andersen_Air_Force_Base_B...
- throwanem 5y agoAnd a 757 that was thought to have crashed due to pilot confusion, caused by instrument error, ultimately because the pitot tube covers were left off and the hole is just about the size a mud dauber likes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301