The Philippine Air Force has lost a Hermes 900 on May 28 after one had crashed while returning to land after completing a functional check flight (FCF).
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“Upon takeoff, the UAV proceeded to 5NM (five nautical miles) east of Lumbia and ascended to 10,000 ft. After finding the FCF procedure to be satisfactory, the pilots declared the termination of test and started to descend 5000 ft 1.5 miles east of Lumbia Airport,” Air Force spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano, in a statement to reporters.
The plane was later found to have landed in a vegetated area and the aircraft could be fixed back to flying status again.
Communications was lost at 11:46 a.m. local time.
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