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The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low-observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses. A subsonic flying wing with a crew of two, the plane was designed by Northrop (later Northrop Grumman) and produced from 1987 to 2000.

By the mid-1970s, military aircraft designers had learned of a new method to avoid missiles and interceptors, known today as "stealth". The concept was to build an aircraft with an airframe that deflected or absorbed radar signals so that little was reflected back to the radar unit. An aircraft having radar stealth characteristics would be able to fly nearly undetected and could be attacked only by weapons and systems not relying on radar. Although other detection measures existed, such as human observation, infrared scanners, acoustic locators, their relatively short detection range or poorly-developed technology allowed most aircraft to fly undetected, or at least untracked, especially at night..

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The stealth bomber Northrop B2A Spirit

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Crew: 2: pilot (left seat) and mission commander (right seat) Length: 69 ft 0 in (21.0 m)
Wingspan: 172 ft 0 in (52.4 m)
Height: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Wing area: 5,140 sq ft (478 m2)
Empty weight: 158,000 lb (71,700 kg)

Powerplant

Gross weight: 336,500 lb (152,200 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 376,000 lb (170,600 kg)
Fuel capacity: (75,750 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × General Electric F118-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofans, 17,300 lbf (77 kN) thrust each.

Specifications

Maximum speed: 630 mph (1,010 km/h, 550 kn) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m) altitude / Mach 0.95 at sea level Cruise speed: 560 mph (900 km/h, 487 kn) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m) altitude
Range: 6,900 mi (11,000 km,
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,200 m)Wing loading: 67.3 lb/sq ft

Combat Operations

internal bays for ordnance and payload
with an official limit of 40,000 lb (18,000 kg); maximum estimated limit is 50,000 lb (23,000 kg) 80× 500 lb (230 kg) class bombs (Mk-82, GBU-38) mounted on Bomb Rack Assembly (BRA) 36× 750 lb (340 kg) CBU class bombs on BRA 16× 2,000 lb (910 kg) class bombs (Mk-84, GBU-31) mounted on Rotary Launcher Assembly

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American reconnaissance satellites first spotted the advanced Soviet Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter prototypes in 1978, which caused concern in the U.S. Both Soviet models were expected to reduce the maneuverability advantage of contemporary US fighter aircraft.

Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit

"The new aircraft is expected to strike targets anywhere across a continent in less than an hour."

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Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber

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