Posted on Jul 12, 2017

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Ugh. While the videos are pretty cool, the article points out some pretty big issues STILL going on with this bird. I mean, the canopy blocks your visual of the refueling probe?! What genius didn't check the placement before production?

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Erin Nelson

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Ouch!!!!! Not exactly like driving your car and saying I have a blind spot.

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Erin Nelson Right? I'm sure the pilot & boom operator were saying some NSFW words when the nozzle popped off a multi-million dollar plane, too.

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Cynthia Croft - the canopy, on a jet, refers to the glass under which the pilot sits.

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