Global Hawk Forced Into Emergency Landing

[rattler]

and damaged wing and right landing gear.

Details here: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/de ... 02892c5e6d

Rattler

[PurduePilot]

Thank God nobody was hurt!

[AndyToop]

I liked this little tidbit in the article

This is hardly the most dramatic in-flight emergency for the young UAS program. Earlier during testing of the Block 10, a Global Hawk conducted what appeared to be a standard self destruct sequence to the surprise of operators. They later discovered a radio tower at another base was testing its transmissions using a self-destruct code for the UAS. Though they were geographically separated, the UAS flies high enough -- around 65,000 ft. -- that the aircraft picked up the signal and followed orders, plummeting to its death. Needless to say, the testers at least got some data from that incident.

[VectorForFood]

"Now what's it doing?"