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The Air Force’s new nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, has taken its first test flight
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| BY TARA COPP Updated 10:29 AM CST, November 10, 2023
Posted on 11/10/2023 11:08:47 AM PST by Red Badger
Edited on 11/10/2023 11:43:05 AM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: desertsolitaire
Ancient astronaut theorists say YES!!!
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posted on
11/10/2023 11:35:59 AM PST
by
Demiurge2
(Define your terms!)
To: Red Badger
Fun to use in Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons expansion pack.
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posted on
11/10/2023 11:37:14 AM PST
by
wally_bert
(I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/10/2023 11:37:55 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/10/2023 11:38:01 AM PST
by
C210N
(Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/10/2023 11:42:56 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
(~Definition Of A Business Jet: A Mailing Tube For Executives ~)
To: grobdriver
Blended-wing (and I think it’s a cranked-wing) design is the way to go for stealth bombers and (eventually) tankers.
B-21 is significantly smaller than B-2 yet electronics is what...? 30 years more advanced? And radar image has shrunk much more than physical size proportionally.
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posted on
11/10/2023 11:44:05 AM PST
by
steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: Red Badger
Cool plane, bro. How long before the woke military has a grand announcement that a drag queen will be the first to pilot it, or that a woman will be the first to crash it.
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posted on
11/10/2023 11:44:52 AM PST
by
Obadiah
To: beethovenfan
B2 gets used all the time, why wouldn’t B-21 be?
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posted on
11/10/2023 11:45:42 AM PST
by
steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: steve86
Yeah, “used” as in flybys over football games. That’s not what I meant by “used”.
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posted on
11/10/2023 12:22:18 PM PST
by
beethovenfan
(The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
To: Red Badger
Can’t seem to find any initial data on gross weight, max take-off weight, etc - to compare with the B-2. Anyone?
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posted on
11/10/2023 12:53:38 PM PST
by
Psalm 73
("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
To: Psalm 73
Probably secret.......................
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posted on
11/10/2023 12:54:53 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Psalm 73
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posted on
11/10/2023 1:12:52 PM PST
by
jjotto
( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
To: grobdriver
Maybe they added some cup holders.HAHA -- the B-2 doesn't have a bunk, the crews use a lawn chair for one of them to sleep while the other one is monitoring the autopilot. There's no seat for a third crewmember.
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posted on
11/10/2023 2:46:38 PM PST
by
zipper
(In their heart of hearts, all Democrats are communists)
To: Red Badger
If ever there was an airplane destined to generate ‘flying saucer’ reports ...
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posted on
11/10/2023 2:48:24 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Red Badger
in that cockpit in between those two primitive jet engines I'd take that over the Me-163 Komet's H2O2 rocket engin.
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posted on
11/10/2023 2:50:54 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: grobdriver
BTW, the B-21 is capable of missions without crew aboard. A superdrone.
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posted on
11/10/2023 2:51:37 PM PST
by
jjotto
( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
To: desertsolitaire
IIRC, a Soviet Physicist wrote a book on the theoretical design for stealth planes. The Soviets allowed it to be open published. Lockheed Martin used the theory to develop the F-117. The reason for it’s choppy look was that computer programs of the day didn’t have the computational power to design a smooth skin. Lockheed actually ended up hiring the Russian physicist.
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posted on
11/10/2023 2:57:29 PM PST
by
shotgun
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/10/2023 2:58:11 PM PST
by
sit-rep
To: NorthMountain
I’m given to understand that a peroxide leak would dissolve the pilot in his seat. Yipes.
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posted on
11/10/2023 4:12:19 PM PST
by
FrozenAssets
(You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
To: FrozenAssets
Yeah ... I've read the same thing.
The book Ignition! is an informal history, written by 'one who knows', on the development of liquid rocket fuels. It's fascinating, funny, and frightening.
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posted on
11/10/2023 4:18:12 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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