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First of 6 test aircraft flew for the first time today. All testing will be done at Edwards in CA, saying that deliveries to the AF will begin in the mid 20's. Article has a video of it in its maiden flight. LinkPhil
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It has to be a rush to make the first flight of a new design.
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The B-21 will be a huge leap in capabilities over the B-2.
10x as many airframes and the higher sortie rate and lower operating costs from the new ceramic-based radar absorbent materials, it has a lot of potential.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
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Goofy looking thing- - - - -can it carry a bigger payload than the B52Ds we flew over Viet Nam?
Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!
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The B-21 will be a huge leap in capabilities over the B-2.
10x as many airframes and the higher sortie rate and lower operating costs from the new ceramic-based radar absorbent materials, it has a lot of potential. And a B-52 will drop into DM to ferry the flight crew back to home base when they retire the B-21... 🤣
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The B-21 will be a huge leap in capabilities over the B-2.
10x as many airframes and the higher sortie rate and lower operating costs from the new ceramic-based radar absorbent materials, it has a lot of potential. And a B-52 will drop into DM to ferry the flight crew back to home base when they retire the B-21... 🤣 The only things that will survive until the end of time are the Browning M2, Keith Richards, and Buff.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
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34 750 pounders internal- - - - -24 500s on the under wing pylons- - - - -18 tons plus of instant 4th. of July. A 3-ship cell over the same target was known as a "Gang Bang"!
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I worked on those BAD BOYS in SAC. We kept then "locked & loaded" ready to go to the Soviets on a moments notice !!!!!!
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The B-21 will be a huge leap in capabilities over the B-2.
10x as many airframes and the higher sortie rate and lower operating costs from the new ceramic-based radar absorbent materials, it has a lot of potential. And a B-52 will drop into DM to ferry the flight crew back to home base when they retire the B-21... 🤣 The only things that will survive until the end of time are the Browning M2, Keith Richards, and Buff. 👍🤣 Keith will be the bomb-nav on the flight...
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And the B 21 can fly in the rain!!! B2 had problems
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