[LINK] F-22 Raptor stumped by International Date Line

[Stilgherrian]

>From http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=6225 ...

    On a 12 to 15 hours flight from Hawaii to Kadena Air Base in
    Okinawa, Japan. The U.S. Air Force's mighty Raptor was felled
    by the International Date Line (IDL).

    When the group of Raptors crossed over the IDL, multiple
    computer systems crashed on the planes. Everything from fuel
    subsystems, to navigation and partial communications were
    completely taken offline. Numerous attempts were made to
    "reboot" the systems to no avail.

    Luckily for the Raptors, there were no weather issues that
    day so visibility was not a problem. Also, the Raptors had
    their refueling tankers as guide dogs to "carry" them back
    to safety. 

Enjoy!

Stil


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