"The B-21 Stealth Bomber Is Now Under Construction" Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Jan 2020 10:06 p.m. PST |
"The U.S. Air Force's new B-21 stealth bomber is scheduled to make its first public appearance in December 2021. But there's a lot of work to do before the plane can debut. The U.S. Air Force in 2015 awarded Northrop Grumman a $23 USD-billion contract to develop the new bomber as a partial replacement for the service's existing fleet of around 160 B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers…"
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| Thresher01 | 09 Jan 2020 10:57 p.m. PST |
Can't come soon enough, especially since I read the B-1 is being retired, or soon will be. |
| Ghostrunner | 10 Jan 2020 10:14 a.m. PST |
yes, the irony is that of the B-1, B-2, and B-52… there is a good chance that B-52s will be in service after the other two have been retired. |
| Tango01 | 10 Jan 2020 11:14 a.m. PST |
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| Bigby Wolf | 10 Jan 2020 2:54 p.m. PST |
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@Ghostrunner: It is truly irony – the Lancer is such a sexy plane (from the right angle, mind you … and defo from the front, when launching … from a distance … with that heat haze!).) The B-2 was IIRC my first moden US plane kit. I absolutely love it! And yeah, just 'cause I occasionally spout liberal doesn't mean I'm not into incredibly sexy US warplanes! I know what I like ,-) |
| Lion in the Stars | 13 Jan 2020 3:55 p.m. PST |
The problem is that the B-1's mission was low-altitude penetration. That's really hard on the airframe (compare fighter lifespans to transports). If you figure an 8000hour lifespan (like an F-16), that's 16 years service at 500 flight hours a year. B52s just cruise around like an airliner with an attitude problem, so can last for decades. B2s are suffering from their stealth tech, it's very maintenance-intensive. And big maintenance bills are how you get planes retired! |
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