Simviation Forum - B-2A Spirit

May 15^th, 2003 at 10:00am

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i can talk hours and hours about this plane but i'd like to know what you guys know about this awesome bomber.

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Reply #1 - May 15^th, 2003 at 6:43pm

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what i Know ( Wink

) about it:

very very expensive
based off a previous protype bomber (think it was the yb-49 or something like that)
believe it is still top secret
had problems during testing with stability
carries the most ordinance out of any stealth aircraft
i think** that it can go close to or break the speed of sound
pilots turning is taken by the computer, and then the computer flies the plane

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Reply #2 - May 15^th, 2003 at 10:01pm

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what he said, and that it is the USAF aircraft I have never seen Cry

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Reply #3 - May 16^th, 2003 at 4:49am

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it's so unstable in flight that the main reset swithc for the flight control system is within arms reach of the pilot
it costs more money than some countries WHOLE state budget
Based on german tailless-aricraft resarch from the second world war.
rumours go about it having a star-trek like shield system to produce extra ECM capabilities.
has been repainted from total black to a dark grey scheme, just as the other stealth aircraft of the USAF to make it less 'dark' when operating in daylight.]
on board facilities include an oven and crew rest beds.
it's still one of the biggest crowd pullers on airshows throughout the world

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Reply #4 - May 16^th, 2003 at 7:24am

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the whole B2 project costed 45 000 000 000USD Shocked

. the result: 21 bombers...so you can calculate the unit cost yourself.

it's based on the Northrop YB-49.

it gets a new repaint every three months (RAM skin)

the early B-2's had a system which injected a chemical liquid in the nozzles to reduce the formation of contrails. they have also lasers who adapt the throttle when there is too much formation of contrails behind the plane.

a B-2 mission can take up to 40 hours!

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Reply #5 - May 16^th, 2003 at 12:06pm

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Jack Northrop was into flying wings since before WW2, and especially after WW2. If memory serves me right, the YB-49 was intended to fulfill the same role as the B-36. I have no doubt that captured German documents (Horten) were also a part of the Northrop development, but they were also pretty welll on the way already.

The B-2's dimensions are very similar to the B-49, maybe within inches.

Jack Northrop was shown a model of the B-2, the airplane that finally fulfilled his dreams of a "flying wing" shortly before his death.

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Reply #6 - May 16^th, 2003 at 11:14pm

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Teacher! BH's getting off topic! <THWACK> You're getting to be almost as bad as Inspector Poly....

Back on Topic - I am impressed by those long duration missions - undertaken by the B-2s ...

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There was also a B-2A built
by Curtis in 193?

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/research/bombers/b1-42.htm

a bit of an ugly thing!!

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Reply #7 - May 23^rd, 2003 at 8:53am

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I have friends that work on B-2's plus I had to take schooling to work on them as well, I can tell you this much most of the info out on it is not true key word is most... Shocked

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Reply #8 - May 29^th, 2003 at 11:22pm

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Undeniably true (from the list above):

It's expensive ..
It's a crowd pleaser....

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I have friends that work on B-2's plus I had to take schooling to work on them as well, I can tell you this much most of the info out on it is not true key word is most... Shocked

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Reply #9 - May 30^th, 2003 at 12:56pm

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Undeniably true (from the list above):

It's expensive ..
It's a crowd pleaser....

you gotta love her!

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Reply #10 - Jun 20^th, 2003 at 7:35pm

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Hey boys you missed a vital and amazing fact about the B2... Its the only fixed wing aircraft where the pilot sits on the right withthe co-pilot on the left. Tongue

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Reply #11 - Jul 17^th, 2003 at 9:57am

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I think that for the price of one of these things, every school in America could have new computers. We need to get our priorities straight...

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Reply #12 - Sep 2^nd, 2003 at 2:45pm

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The B-2 has the same wingspan (172ft) as the 1947 YB-49 prototype.

Source: X-planes at Edwards (Motorbooks)

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Reply #13 - Sep 7^th, 2003 at 6:37pm

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I saw one of these planes at an airshow in my hometown (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) a while back. It was cool to see!!! Grin

I also saw the F-117. It was only a static display. I would have liked to see it fly like the B-2A.

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Reply #14 - May 17^th, 2004 at 4:05pm

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I think that for the price of one of these things, every school in America could have new computers. We need to get our priorities straight...

Yeah.. kids could look up porno at school instead of doing their work OR we could have one of the deadliest weapons on the planet which helps to ensure those same kids will grow up some day. Seems pretty straight to me.

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