Posted on 09/14/2021 4:18:25 PM PDT by algore
A B2 Spirit stealth bomber, one of the most deadly weapons in the United States' military arsenal and worth $2billion, was damaged after an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri today.
Nobody was injured and there was no fire once the bomber landed.
The incident involving the B2 happened around 12.30am and unfolded in a temporary flight restriction six miles in all directions and 8,000ft from the ground up.
The B2 is manufactured with materials that could become highly toxic if exposed to an accident, the outlet reported.
The only other crash reported of a B2 bomber happened in 2008, when one aircraft of the model was departing from Guam.
At the time of the crash no munitions were on board and the two pilots survived the accident. All remaining 20 B2 were kept from flying for almost two months until an investigation was conducted.
It was found that the crash had been caused by heavy rains that affected sensors in charge of calculating speed and altitude.
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This is Flo from Progressive, I have good news!
Although we have determined that your B2 has been totaled, we have a check for you in the amount of $6,666,666.66 which is the current blackbook value....
Buff it out and get it flying
The crash was caused because heavy ran blocked a sensor?
Wow. That’s some good engineering right there.
The tiniest of accidents with that machine will cost tens of millions to repair. If it can be repaired.
“All remaining 20 B2 were kept from flying for almost two months until an investigation was conducted.
It was found that the crash had been caused by heavy rains that affected sensors in charge of calculating speed and altitude.”
Do these sentences pertain to the crash today? From the past tense I’m guessing it refers to the crash in Guam years ago??
I’m glad it was able to crash land with no injuries. Hopefully the plane can be repaired. At $2B price tag I imagine it would be worth repairing.
the original crash was caused by a bad sensor, I heard rumors that Boeing hired the designers to work on the 737 max project
With only 20 in existence we can rebuild her and make her better stronger faster.
Covid?
OOps. After reading the article see the rain/bad sensors caused the crash in Guam.
The tiniest of accidents with that machine will cost tens of millions to repair. If it can be repaired.
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No need to repair it. It saves money for wokeness and diversity programs in the military.
Its unlikely the plane will be needed to defend the country in any case. /sarc
The time is coming when people will be too stupid to develop, build fly and fix them.
Social justice is the only education the young get anymore.
“With only 20 in existence we can rebuild her and make her better stronger faster.
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“We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better, than he was.”
6 million dollar man or 6 billion dollar plane?
we can rebuild her and make her better stronger faster.]
Only unless Oscar Goodman lets Dr. Rudy Wells handle it.
Generic home video B2 in flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36E7tcIEd9s
Who’s going to break to news to President Xi that one of his B2 bombers that he won with America’s last “election” had a fender bender?
Get Rudy Wells and Oscar Goldman on it.
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it.
We have the technology
We have the capability to make the worlds first bionic bomber.
The B2 will be that plane.
Better than it was before.
Better, Stronger, Faster.
The six billion dollar plane :)
It ain’t the rust but rather the crust....
Rain could literally soak one of these.
Wiki says only 21 B-2s were built.
Will the B21 be built in numbers large enough for it to last for at least a half century?
It's not just a Movie.
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