The Spirit of Alaska - B-2 photo

airliners,net ^ | Sept. 17, 2008

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The Spirit of Alaska sits quietly next to The Spirit of America (82-1066) and another B-2.

Taken at Whiteman AFB, Missouri (Sept. 17, 2008)

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Boeing B-52H Stratofortress. -Scotland, September 11, 2008

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larger photo at link...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA%20-%20Air%20Force/Boeing%20B-52H%20Stratofortress/1400801/L/&width=1600&height=1078&sok=&sort=&photo_nr=&prev_id=&next_id=

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pingaroo to you

[Eye of Unk]

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC #4001 "Spirit of Alaska"

[BenLurkin]

I know they can’t but....to bad we won’t see some nose-art on that baby — “Sexy Sarah”

[KarlInOhio]

next to The Spirit of America (82-1066)

How do B-2s have "tail" numbers? :-)

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks for the ping. Seeing the photo of the Buff on this thread reminds me of my younger years seeing those fly overhead in my hometown.

[JRios1968]

How do B-2s have "tail" numbers? :-)

It's a generic term...Spirit of Alaska's is 90-0040. Or, in Air Force aircraft maintenance lingo, "Balls-40." I had the honor to see the first 8 operational aircraft being delivered to Whiteman between 1993 and 1995. I also happened to be at Whiteman on leave the day Alaska was delivered in July 1996.

And, I hate to say, I was not surprised when I was told Spirit of Kansas (89-0127) was the one that crashed in Guam.

[JRios1968]

88-0329 / WM (cn 1008/AV-8) The "Spirit of Missouri" makes an appearance at the Great Georgia Airshow 2007. This was the first operational B-2 delivered to the US Air Force.

Glad to see they finally took care of the pesky hydraulic leaks this jet had back in 1993 to 1995.

[hatfieldmccoy]

It is comforting to a American civilian in a dangerous world that a lot of damn fine other Americans have our back....

[OldMissileer]

While I really like the B-2 the sight of a B-52 still makes my heart rate go up. They are beautiful aircraft.

[blam]

"While I really like the B-2 the sight of a B-52 still makes my heart rate go up. They are beautiful aircraft."

See how the B-52 wheels are aligned with the runway and the body of the plane isn't? I think that ability of the plane was secret at one time.

[Publius6961]

See how the B-52 wheels are aligned with the runway and the body of the plane isn't? I think that ability of the plane was secret at one time.

I also noticed that one wing outrigger wheel is on the ground...

[VeniVidiVici]

I think that ability of the plane was secret at one time.

Thanks for pointing that out. I thought it was just a weird camera angle or something.

[Northern Yankee]

I remember waking up to the B-52's and their engine run-ups while stationed at K.I. Sawyer AFB, in Michigan.

The sound of freedom.

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“And, I hate to say, I was not surprised when I was told Spirit of Kansas (89-0127) was the one that crashed in Guam.”

Why is that? Did it have a history of problems?

[JRios1968]

Yes, we had a lot of issues with that jet when it first arrived.

[mowowie]

There was moisture in a couple of sensors that had just been calibrated that then gave false readings to a flight computer.
They now heat the sensors to get rid of the moisture before calibration.