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Peregrine Falcon vs. B2 Bomber

Posted on 11/17/2015 11:10:02 AM PST by Talisker



TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Military/Veterans; Reference; Science
KEYWORDS: aircraft; birds
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Peregrine Falcon vs. B2 Bomber

Way cool.

1 posted on 11/17/2015 11:10:02 AM PST by Talisker
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To: Talisker

That is an extremely cool comparison! NICE pickup!


2 posted on 11/17/2015 11:10:59 AM PST by rlmorel ("National success by the Democratic Party equals irretrievable ruin." Ulysses S. Grant)
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To: Talisker

Nice, but I think the comparison stops there.


3 posted on 11/17/2015 11:17:16 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator
Nice, but I think the comparison stops there.

Not if you're a pigeon.

4 posted on 11/17/2015 11:20:14 AM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker
How could this NOT have played a role in the design of the B-2. It surely did, it's obvious.

Excellent post. Time to look at owls, you could have a HUGE cockpit with bathrooms and kitchens like the Russians have.

5 posted on 11/17/2015 11:22:06 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Talisker

Way cool, indeed.


6 posted on 11/17/2015 11:23:34 AM PST by wattsgnu
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Here's an owl. Get to work Lockheed/Northrop/Grumman!!!


7 posted on 11/17/2015 11:23:56 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Talisker

Even the nose of the B-2 resembles the Peregrine. So interesting.


8 posted on 11/17/2015 11:25:00 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Talisker

And I bet that falcon is more agile.


9 posted on 11/17/2015 11:25:47 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: Talisker

I did not know evolution or God cared about a peregrine falcons Radar cross section


10 posted on 11/17/2015 11:26:41 AM PST by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans Patr a in rebellion... teach him why)
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To: Talisker

A side by side with Obama and Big Bird would explain a lot.


11 posted on 11/17/2015 11:29:47 AM PST by Carthego delenda est
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

The Owl has one of the most aerodynamic shapes


12 posted on 11/17/2015 11:30:55 AM PST by gwgn02
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To: equaviator

They also share a common radar signature.


13 posted on 11/17/2015 11:34:44 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: tanknetter

Yeah, I suppose so.


14 posted on 11/17/2015 11:38:05 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Jack Northrop's Flying Wing, predecessor to the B-2 Spirit.


15 posted on 11/17/2015 11:43:10 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator; Talisker
Nice, but I think the comparison stops there.

Nope... they have the same RADAR signature.

16 posted on 11/17/2015 11:46:11 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: Talisker

Very cool. But this is no accident. Northrop clearly had avian design in mind when they developed the B2.


17 posted on 11/17/2015 11:55:04 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
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To: equaviator

We used to see those flying in and out of Andrews when I was much, much younger.


18 posted on 11/17/2015 11:56:55 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Likely, if you made a scaled comparison. The B2 can’t fold its wings up to change attack angle and recover.


19 posted on 11/17/2015 11:58:35 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: equaviator
Jack Northrop's Flying Wing, predecessor to the B-2 Spirit.

Which was preceeded by the Horten Bros. flying wings.


20 posted on 11/17/2015 12:03:18 PM PST by Rodamala
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