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2023-11-11 Science & Technology

[ZH] Two weeks after images posted on Reddit showed a pre-production B-21 Raider stealth bomber taxiing at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, Bloomberg confirmed Friday morning that the next-generation stealth bomber has taken flight for the first time.

Northrop Grumman Corp.'s B-21 Raider is in flight testing, a step in the test campaign managed by the Air Force Test Center and 412th Test Wing's B-21 Combined Test Force, according to an Air Force spokesperson. -Bloomberg

Here's a video posted on the social media platform X showing the B-21 flying across the sky.

Video at the link.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-11-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Reminds me of the B-2.

Maybe this is the B-2.1 model?

Posted by Bobby 2023-11-11 08:29|| 2023-11-11 08:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Similar in that they are bat wing. You might note the B-21 does not have the "sawtooth" trailing airframe lines of the B-2. This plane is also cheaper and less problematic to manufacture in serious quantities. Needless to say, its internals apply lots of lessons learned from the over 40-year-old design of the B-2.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-11-11 08:38|| 2023-11-11 08:38|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Top THAT, 12th century Jihadi scum....

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-11-11 11:19|| 2023-11-11 11:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Hopefully we've resolved that sensitive coating issue. Perhaps some Turtle Wax?

Posted by Frank G 2023-11-11 11:37|| 2023-11-11 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Radiation-absorbent material

Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-11 13:19|| 2023-11-11 13:19|| Front Page Top

#6 You might note...

New Image of B-21 Bomber Tail Shows Different Exhausts and Rear Deck from B-2

Posted by Skidmark 2023-11-11 13:24|| 2023-11-11 13:24|| Front Page Top

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