The B-21 will be available for service around 2026 or 2027. While the first B-21 is expected to roll out in…
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“Spirit of Pennsylvania” becomes Edwards AFB new test platform for B-2 flight testing
by Dario LeoneThe “Spirit of Pennsylvania” B-2 stealth bomber will soon call Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California, its new home, as it…
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Here’s why the B-2 Spirit strategic bomber doesn’t feature vertical stabilizers
by Dario LeoneHow can the B-2 Spirit fly without vertical stabilizers? The B-2 Spirit provides the US Air Force (USAF) the penetrating flexibility…
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Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Spirit Down: The First Operational Loss of a B-2 Stealth Bomber
by Dario LeoneThe ACC accident report stated that “classified material” had been loaded onto the B-2 Spirit the morning the aircraft crashed. Taken…
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The first ever video filmed inside the cockpit of the B-2 Stealth Bomber: One of the most secret places on earth finally revealed.
by Dario LeoneThe historic video in this post shows B-2’s full array of instrumentation, as well as a dramatic in-flight refueling from inside…
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High School Students help USAF Airmen to build part for B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber
by Dario LeoneThe part was built in response to a recognized potential issue within the B-2 Spirit – the world’s most strategic aircraft.…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a RAF Tornado made an emergency landing at Tonopah AFB, home of the top-secret F-117
by Dario Leone“The guys at Tonopah had a sense of humour after all, for the silhouette of an F-117 had been stencilled on…
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One of the key integrations involved the B-2 Spirits and F-22 Raptors assigned to the 199th Fighter Squadron, a unit of…
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The B-2 Defensive Management System Modernization program is facing delays. Instead, of delivering the end product in 2022, the USAF now…
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PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED PHOTOS SHOW B-2 SPIRIT STEALTH BOMBER ENTERING THE BENEFIELD ANECHOIC FACILITY FOR THE FIRST TIME
by Dario LeoneThe B-2 entered the BAF to undergo environmental control systems checks Released earlier this month and taken in November 2016 at…
