Buckshot Bear Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 China ain't to happy....they've got their chopsticks twisted over that Australia looks like getting some of these as well. America's newest nuclear stealth bomber has made its debut after years of secret development, part of the Pentagon's answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-03/us-air-force-stealth-bomber-b21-raider-reveal/101731230 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Being build about 8 miles from where we lived in Palmdale Ca at Plant 42. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessey Hightower Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I am so glad they decided to tell everyone about what is being built. Some things should maybe, you know, stay secret. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Jessey Hightower said: I am so glad they decided to tell everyone about what is being built. Some things should maybe, you know, stay secret. You need to spend some time at 42 then. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Jessey Hightower said: I am so glad they decided to tell everyone about what is being built. Some things should maybe, you know, stay secret. Unfortunately, I'll wager that the Chinese already knows all about it. 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 It will be stationed at Whiteman AFB, about an hour-plus from me. Back in late ‘90s, I got to fly the B-2 full-motion simulator at Whiteman. The plane is so expensive to fly, they use it to certify pilots before they ever take to the air. It was an amazing experience, lasting about 30 minutes which I could put in my logbook. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) AF needs some publicity. Space Force has been stealing their thunder. Edited December 5, 2022 by Utah Bob #35998 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I can here "her" now, "TURN ME LOOSE, TURN ME LOOSE I SAY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I WANT TO PLAY!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 One more super gee-whiz device that can be made useless by the failure of a two dollar part? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Doubt it Forty Rod, they probably spent $600.00 on the toilet seat nobody will ever use, so didn't skimp spending your tax payer dollars on anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 19 minutes ago, Lone Spur Jake SASS #7728 said: Doubt it Forty Rod, they probably spent $600.00 on the toilet seat nobody will ever use, so didn't skimp spending your tax payer dollars on anything else. Cost doesn't necessarily mean it will not fail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Kid #4631 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Hey Abilene Slim. The B-21 will be stationed at Ellsworth AFB here in South Dakota. They've started prepping for it for some time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleshoe Bill SASS #67022 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 You can be sure, that before this beast was revealed, the USAF already has at least three experimental or possibly semi-operational air-frames in production. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Diego Kid #4631 said: Hey Abilene Slim. The B-21 will be stationed at Ellsworth AFB here in South Dakota. They've started prepping for it for some time now. Yup, and Whiteman too, as of now. Where they go will probably depend on how many they build. They were going to build a lot more B-2s than the 21 actually built. Whiteman is already set up for Stealth bombers, but I know nothing of their capacity to handle more. I’m sure Pentagon politics will factor in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 My question is “Is Oz getting them or is Oz agreeing to let them park somewhere?” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: My question is “Is Oz getting them or is Oz agreeing to let them park somewhere?” Like right behind the B-52's.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 24 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: My question is “Is Oz getting them or is Oz agreeing to let them park somewhere?” Government will be buying them like we've bought the F-35's B52's have been here for a long time (US pilots though) and air bases have been updated for them. Thankfully our countries have been the staunchest of allies for more than a Century. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Do stealth planes get to sleep in hangars or do they park out on the tarmac somewhere and endure the weather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Do stealth planes get to sleep in hangars or do they park out on the tarmac somewhere and endure the weather? ..... well, .... they won't like the Australian weather, ........ it'll try to kill them ....... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Do stealth planes get to sleep in hangars or do they park out on the tarmac somewhere and endure the weather? I'd say in hardened concrete covered bunker/roof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 19 hours ago, Jessey Hightower said: I am so glad they decided to tell everyone about what is being built. Some things should maybe, you know, stay secret. Pretty hard to do that once they start flight testing the bird! The details won't be made known for a long time to come. At least until some traitorous spy starts sending the details to Xi and Vlad! Besides which, sometimes it is good to let the "other side" know some of the details, as long as you don't tell them how to copy it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCatcher Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 9 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: I'd say in hardened concrete covered bunker/roof. Generally so, the stealth surfaces are not quite bullet proof, so minimizing exposure to light and wind borne debris helps keep them cleaner than putting them out in the open. Also it allows for opening the skin to do maintenance without worrying about satellite observers. Everyone has known about this bird being in design and development for the last 7 years, and also that it was a variant of the flying wing design. It's occasionally okay to tell your opponents where you are going with things like this, it helps to concentrate their thoughts, and might even have them looking in the wrong direction a little too much . . . It's a lovely flying machine - not a B-1, but it will do! SC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 What makes you think it hasn't already flown? There's this place called 'Area 51' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 3 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: What makes you think it hasn't already flown? There's this place called 'Area 51' LG, it has not flown, take my word for it. I have worked on a ton of airplanes at plant 42. I helped set up the full assembly line there for the original stealth bomber, the B-2. The missing thing is engine run. Once the assembly is complete, the airplane starts preflight. One of the first things they HAVE TO DO is engine run to test for leaks, engine performance and fuel flow. I helped design the whole production area for the B-2 and the B-21 is using the same area, the area for engine run is outside for everyone to see. Once the engines start all everyone knows. Also they can't fly without this being done. Then they have to do taxi tests, both low and high speed. Checks brakes, landing gear and wheels. Too much left to do before they fly and it all has to be done outside. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Some of you guys have some pretty cool jobs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: Some of you guys have some pretty cool jobs. Worked in aerospace as an engineer and in management for 40 years. Apollo, Space Shuttle, B-1, B-2, F-i8, F-5, YF23 and a bunch of classified top secret stuff. Was a great career, never bored and loved my work....can't ask for more! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: LG, it has not flown, take my word for it. I have worked on a ton of airplanes at plant 42. I helped set up the full assembly line there for the original stealth bomber, the B-2. The missing thing is engine run. Once the assembly is complete, the airplane starts preflight. One of the first things they HAVE TO DO is engine run to test for leaks, engine performance and fuel flow. I helped design the whole production area for the B-2 and the B-21 is using the same area, the area for engine run is outside for everyone to see. Once the engines start all everyone knows. Also they can't fly without this being done. Then they have to do taxi tests, both low and high speed. Checks brakes, landing gear and wheels. Too much left to do before they fly and it all has to be done outside. Thank you for the information. I will let my information source know this! Before we moved we saw some of the drones leave 42 during the day to fly out to 240 east. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 7:30 PM, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Cost doesn't necessarily mean it will not fail. Right! But it won’t be a two dollar part that fails because it doesn’t have any two dollar parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 3:41 PM, Cypress Sun said: Unfortunately, I'll wager that the Chinese already knows all about it. They're probably flight-testing a reverse-engineered copy as we speak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) On 12/5/2022 at 6:14 PM, Diego Kid #4631 said: Hey Abilene Slim. The B-21 will be stationed at Ellsworth AFB here in South Dakota. They've started prepping for it for some time now. Yep and trying to make Ellsworth the new show place as PX add a assessment done , and well thats as depressing as going to a PX in Iraq so needed But I have access so expect more pictures wont see it till mid 2020's https://listen.sdpb.org/business-economics/2022-03-15/ellsworth-air-force-base-begins-construction-for-b-21-bomber-plane Answering some of the hanger question yes new one and no not hardened Edited December 7, 2022 by PowerRiverCowboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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