Northrop B-2 "Spirit"
stealth bomber
1989

     
   
     

 

     
   
     

The first prototype was publicly displayed on November 22, 1988 at Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, Calif. Its first flight was July 17, 1989. The first B-2, Spirit of Missouri, entered service in 1993.

Crew: 2-3
Engine: 4 x General Electric F-118-GE-100, 78.4kN
Wingspan: 52.1m
Length: 20.9m
Height: 5.1m
Wing area: 465.5m2		 Start mass: 181437kg
Empty mass: 45360kg
Cruise speed: 1010kph
Ceiling: 16765m
Range: 12225km
Armament: 22680kg of bombs

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