Speculation always cracks me up.
Even if that's not real, I like it.
"No, I'm not a good shot, but I shoot often." - Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Looks like somebody did a little origami with a sheet of B-2 plans. :d
Kinda like a B-2 with a nose job. Looks like they just lengthened it.
"No, I'm not a good shot, but I shoot often." - Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
I know. With satellites from evey major countries buzzing around I'm sure they know about the plane when it rolls out of the factory for the first time.Originally Posted by tigisfat
Speculation always cracks me up.
They even may know what to look for since I sure they have every radar range for small scale testing under watch too.
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Reminds me of a story I heard about some Congressman on the military appropriations committee who supposedly commented; "The Air Force is always asking for new bombers. Why? . . . have the people we've been bombing been complaining ?"
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"Those who live by the sword are shot by those who don't"
I don't know how it is now, but in Area 51, it is my understanding that they know exactly when the satellites are overhead. At that time everything is in the hangers.
John
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I think that this is the case for the PRC,Korea,Russia,Iran etc too
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Yep, it's been that way ever since Red Eagles with the Migs at Tonopah. And that goes way back to the 70s.... they knew then just as they do now.
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Yeah and satellites can be made to say over it alot longer. What is the USAF going to do about it? "Plese move you satellites from are supper secret bomber hanger?"
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heck they could always use a TEMPEST attack on it's control station
I'd rather see them restart B-2 production and get more out of the money they dumped into it's development.
That's easier said than done. The B-2 is not capable of sustaining the bomber fleet. It's more of a specialized tool that can only be employed in small numbers. The cost of running a larger fleet would be astronomical. They are host to incredible maintenance problems and poor MC rates that wouldn't be simply fixed by upping the number of aircraft. I'd rather have a fleet of two squadrons with a few aircraft ready at any given time than none, but two have a handful of bomb wings flying a few hundred of them and only have 20 on tap at any given time would be simply wasteful. A new bomber like the B-2 is needed, and we need to retire the B-2, even though it is cool.
What, retire the B-2, then what will rumble my poor old house? You can always hear them long before you see them as they climb out of Whiteman.
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