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| Air Force grounds B-2 stealth bomber fleet after aircraft catches fire during emergency landing |
| 2022-12-20 |
| [FoxNews] The Air Force has grounded its entire B-2 Spirit fleet and will inspect each stealth bomber after one of the aircraft caught fire during an emergency landing earlier this month. The multi-role bomber, which was first unveiled in 1989, is capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. The 20-aircraft fleet is based out of Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. A B-2 Spirit experienced an undisclosed in-flight malfunction that resulted in an emergency landing at Whiteman on Dec. 10. No one was injured. Related: B-2 Spirit: 2022-12-04 So secret the Air Force won't even tell us what COLOR it is! New $750m B-21 Raider is shown in different lights at its release to obscure its true color - in bid to keep its stealthy coating a secret from China and Russia B-2 Spirit: 2022-11-30 Behold 40% Of B-2 Bomber Fleet Executing An ‘Elephant Walk' B-2 Spirit: 2022-11-01 Report: U.S. Air Force to Base Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers in Australia |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 According to Ben Rich's "Skunk Works" (he was the boss during the development of stealth) they (Lockheed) bid on the steath bomber project with a smaller, cheaper version (like the B21) because Northrop's B2 was (a) gonna cost too much (b) making each bomber too valuable and (c) was being built to keep Northrup alive. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2022-12-20 18:59 |
| #6 Since it is blocking the one and only runway, they were all grounded without formal notice |
| Posted by: Jise Elmeang4932 2022-12-20 13:05 |
| #5 Brakes....maybe. |
| Posted by: crazyhorse 2022-12-20 12:51 |
| #4 Mission accomplished! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-12-20 11:44 |
| #3 Mechanisms break. MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) NASA called it. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-12-20 11:28 |
| #2 Stuff happens when contracts are based on politics rather than merits… which is to say stuff always happens. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2022-12-20 10:49 |
| #1 ...and the F35s have collapsing nose gear. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-20 09:29 |