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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...
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    On 23 February 2008, Spirit of Kansas, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the United States Air Force, crashed on the runway moments after takeoff from Andersen...
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    Air Force intends the B-21 to replace the Rockwell B-1 Lancer and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit by 2040, and possibly the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress after...
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    with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress, as of 2024[update]. Its 75,000-pound (34,000 kg) payload is the heaviest of any U.S. bomber. The B-1 was...
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  • built from 1979 to 1983 B-2 Spirit, a US Air Force stealth bomber Dodge Spirit, a mid-size car built from 1989 to 1995 Spirit-class cruise ship, operated...
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    stealth Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. A veteran of several wars, the B-52 has dropped only conventional munitions in combat. The B-52's official name Stratofortress...
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  • initial designs of the B-2 Stealth Bomber. He produced a sketch that was the inspiration for the modern B-2 Spirit. Today's B-2 Spirit incorporates much of...
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    stealth technology. Other examples of stealth aircraft include the B-2 Spirit, the B-21 Raider, the F-22 Raptor, the F-35 Lightning II, the Chengdu J-20...
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    Noster, Missouri, United States. The base is the current home of the B-2 Spirit bomber. It is named for 2nd Lt George Whiteman, who was killed during...
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    for its development of the flying wing design, most successfully the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Jack Northrop founded 3 companies using his name. The...
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  • specially developed for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. A single stage HP turbine drives the 9 stage HP compressor, while a 2-stage LP turbine drives the...
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    the B-21 Raider, a long-range, stealth strategic bomber that can drop conventional and nuclear weapons; it will replace Northrop's own B-2 Spirit, the...
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  • of comparable role, configuration, and era Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider Tupolev PAK DA Related lists List of bomber aircraft...
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  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Ghost Rider. It is a sequel to the 2007 film Ghost...
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    T-4 Sotka BAC TSR-2 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (70,000 lb (32,000 kg)) Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit (40,000 lb (18,000 kg)) Rockwell B-1 Lancer (75,000 lb...
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  • B2 (redirect from B-2 (disambiguation))
    B.II, a German Idflieg B-class designation aircraft Lohner B.II LVG B.II, a 1910s German two-seat reconnaissance biplane Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit,...
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    an airshow in 2008 An F-35A in flight A USAF B-52 bomber A B-1B in flight over Afghanistan A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies over the Pacific Ocean An...
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    stealth technology. This approach eventually led to the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. There has been continual interest in using it in the large...
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    Missouri. The 509 BW is the host unit at Whiteman, and operates the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The wing can launch combat sorties directly from Missouri...
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    Northrop YB-49 (redirect from Northrop B-49)
    1970s, culminating in the development of the all-wing Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. The conversion of the long-range XB-35 to jet power essentially...
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    comprise stealth technology as currently used on the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit "Stealth Bomber". The concept of stealth is to operate or hide while giving...
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    pre-operational testing of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The B-2 was first revealed to the public on 22 November 1988, when AV-1 (82-1066 "Spirit of America") was...
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    IV soaring glider and good stealth characteristics as on the Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber. Disadvantages include a potential sensitivity to trim. Tailless...
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  • U-2 very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft Manhattan Project Nuclear weapons program Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber Northrop Grumman B-21...
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    output. Current examples include the strategic nuclear-armed bombers: B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear', Tupolev Tu-22M 'Backfire' and...
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    deployed on the B-2 Spirit, and will be guided using GPS. It is also planned to be deployed on the B-21 Raider. Northrop Grumman announced a $2.5-million stealth-bomber...
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    inactivation of Strategic Air Command (SAC). The USAF currently has 20 B-2 Spirit, 57 B-52 Stratofortress bombers, and three missile wings of Minuteman III...
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    test drop of a Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb from a Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The 44th Reconnaissance Squadron was established on 1...
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    flight computers which would later allow aircraft such as the F-117 and B-2 Spirit to stay airborne. By the 1970s, when Lockheed analyst Denys Overholser...
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    Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. It operates Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit nuclear-capable strategic bomber aircraft. The squadron was first organized...
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