Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider (LRS-B)

[Forest Green]

Nice.

The main weapons bay is open.

Aren't they just the landing gear bays?

 

[4decaa]

no details on the doors even if you play with exposure/brightness/etc.
that is absolutely the bomb bay though. Also further confirmation of crew door

 

[Forest Green]

You mean those two dark flaps/doors behind the nose gear? You can see they have a serrated edge.

 

[Hansblix]

Its crazy to think this exists because of Tacit Blue.

 

[FighterJock]

It is good to see Northrop's stealth tecknology still getting used after all those years after Tacit Blue or the Whale as it was known to those who worked on the program.

 

[Tomboy]

It is good to see Northrop's stealth tecknology still getting used after all those years after Tacit Blue or the Whale as it was known to those who worked on the program.

It's good to see old Northrop's dream of flying wing finally realized even though he never would've seen it fly in his lifetime

 

[FighterJock]

Jack Northrop got given top level clearance to see a model of the B-2 before he died.

 

[4decaa]

You mean those two dark flaps/doors behind the nose gear? You can see they have a serrated edge.

I believe that is the internal framework of the door. I am assuming you are referring to this:

I must say that does not look anything like the B-2's doors. or any other IWB door.

 

[NMaude]

Jack Northrop got given top level clearance to see a model of the B-2 before he died.

Was it a regular full-scale mockup or an engineering mockup?

 

[aim9xray]

Desk model.

 

[NMaude]

Desk model.

I was under the impression that he got to see a full-scale mockup.

 

[flateric]

He saw a model extracted from secure box

 

[TomcatViP]

Oddly, those bay doors have no brassing or supporting structure.

 

[flateric]

They do have. Look more carefully at the bottom of starboard door.

 

[Hydroman]

Remember, the B-2 bay door system was designed to operate at max rate at any altitude, on the deck at max Q and at 50,000 ft low Q. This is why the B-2 bay doors are so beefy.