US grounds entire fleet of B1-B
bombers after a 'massive hole' is
found in the fuel system and swing-
wing jets will only return to service
when each one is deemed safe
Posted By: Ribicon, 4/23/2021 12:10:28 AM
The U.S. Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B1-B bombers after finding a problem with the plane's fuel system. That takes out a third of the Air Force's entire fleet of bombers. General Tim Ryan, commander of the Global Strike Command, said that he 'ordered a safety stand-down' on Tuesday. The decision was made after a 'ground emergency' on April 8 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota—one of two bases where the B1-B is currently housed.(Snip) Of the 100 built, the U.S. Air Force decided in 2001 to retire 33, to pay for modernization efforts.
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School Critical Race Theory Order 32 replies
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School Critical Race Theory Order 32 replies
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n the debate over whether one should or should not get the COVID vaccination, much has been said about the “science.” However, I’m not sure any encyclopedic knowledge of “science” is required to make this health decision. Simple statistical analysis should suffice to inform one’s ultimate decision.
Statistics is primarily a study of probabilities. Fortunately, as regards COVID mortality rates, these probabilities are now known. That is, COVID mortality statistics broken down by age cohorts are now “known knowables.”
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Does Barry know how to work a drill? Nice timing with international tensions rising under Joe the Dotard, but we've announced to the world that we will not defend our borders, so have at it.