Engineers of Singapore Air Force will periodically test gyroscope assemblies on F-16 jet fighters to prevent malfunction of such components and ensure flight safety, the Defense Ministry said on June 19. A Singaporean F-16 crashed after taking off on May 8 due to the malfunction of pitch rate gyroscopes. In the accident, the flight control...

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