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All these pretty diagrams are fine etc but, for long range missions these A/C will be used for, where do they fit the B.O.G?
That's possibly the most plausible bomb bay configuration. I've seen enough fan-made 3D models of the B-21 with exactly 2 rotary bomb bays
Wheel track is even bigger than your estimations.It could also be two rotary bay bombs
"Despite the digital engineering push, some real-word testing is being conducted aboard a flying testbed, which is a business jet that can carry components and instruments, Bell said.B-21 Raider a Pathfinder for Digital Engineering Revolution
B-21 Raider a Pathfinder for Digital Engineering Revolutionwww.nationaldefensemagazine.org
Not unprecedented. It's a similar practice with the F-22 mission systems being tested on the Boeing 757 Flying Test Bed and F-35 mission systems on the Boeing 737 CATBird."Despite the digital engineering push, some real-word testing is being conducted aboard a flying testbed, which is a business jet that can carry components and instruments, Bell said.B-21 Raider a Pathfinder for Digital Engineering Revolution
B-21 Raider a Pathfinder for Digital Engineering Revolutionwww.nationaldefensemagazine.org
“We’re flying with the systems before the B-21 has actually flown yet,” Moss said. Along with being a less expensive alternative, the testbed allows them to find and fix problems before the components are integrated on the Raider, he added."
Not unprecedented. It's a similar practice with the F-22 mission systems being tested on the Boeing 757 Flying Test Bed and F-35 mission systems on the Boeing 737 CATBird.
"Despite the digital engineering push, some real-word testing is being conducted aboard a flying testbed, which is a business jet that can carry components and instruments, Bell said.
“We’re flying with the systems before the B-21 has actually flown yet,” Moss said. Along with being a less expensive alternative, the testbed allows them to find and fix problems before the components are integrated on the Raider, he added."
Reg.: N99NG |
United States |
DB flags: LADD |
Type:GLF5 |
1998 GULFSTREAM 5 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP |
Type Desc.:L2J |
Squawk: 0711 |
D'oh! Just what i was thinking of. Not "B-21", and more like "BF-21" But to deserve the tile of "Apex Predator Of The Skies" also aludes to the rumored Air to Air roles it is supposedly capable of performing, i think?"Should be EFB-21 with the amount of heat she brings to the fight."
"She can hear you, she can see you, she can and will send others to reach out and kill you. If you thought tangling three on one with the F-22 was a nightmare? You are in for a short, very short, sharp shock. She will simply take her pick from the best weapons to do the job with, and you will none-the-wiser until your are stone cold dead. This isn't just a bomber, this is an apex predator of the skies."
"Think of her as an F35D. Big D. All the power, all the package - She has got everything under her hood from sensors to range, all and more than we could ever have wished for."
"We had the space available to make the apetures to the size we desired, not the size that they had to be in order to fit the JSF (Yes, some people still talk about the 35 in that manner) so we super-sized some cool stuff and it works real neat."
"The shell is new, but that goes without saying. Near everything else? Off the shelf and proud of it. Folks will be hecka shocked at just how much. The only other example that has ever been in frontline service like this? Was the Goblin (F-117). We took everything we could get our hands on. Everything. Nothing was off limits or sacred."
"RQ-4 boys and girls deserve an air medal for their contribution. Their project managers / team leaders are on point. Great folks, great minds."
"When the history books are written? We had damned well better have the RQ-4 team on page 1 with our thanks. Without them? We would be 3, 4 years behind where we are now. Their contribution to this effort cannot be overstated. They came out from the desert, came out from their sheds, dusted themselves down and gave us all their time & experience with good grace and a lot of humor. We owe them big time."
"If you can fly an F-35, and have time on the flying wings in the desert? Converting to the B-21 is going to be far easier than you would expect. Hardest part for any potential pilots is how a flying wing performs behind the tankers & how they are a floaty menace for the unwary as they come in to land. Get some flying wing stick time, do whatever it is you need to do, because a flying wing isn't some fancy lawn dart when it comes to tanking time, and no amount of simulator is going to get you ready for riding the waves."
"How many times has a guy gotta say it? Please, for the love of God! Never ever try to land her like an F-35B on a carrier deck. There is no hover button, so stop searching for it!"
"This plane will be the B-52 of our era. Upgrades upgrades upgrades. Constant evolutionary tree that'll keep her beyond the edge of state of the art for her entire service life."
What provenance do these comments have? Is there a history that suggests an actual insider rather than a fabulist?
These sorts of comments seem like they would get an actual insider a security violation at a minimum.
??? How? When? Why? I then wonder where the original text posted by "Smythers"(who conveniently avoided including any reference to the sources) came from.And the quotes are presented as being from multiple sources, though for all I know it was written by a teenager in Brazil.
??? How? When? Why? I then wonder where the original text posted by "Smythers"(who conveniently avoided including any reference to the sources) came from.And the quotes are presented as being from multiple sources, though for all I know it was written by a teenager in Brazil.
If the B-21 doesn't work out, there are always options.
View: https://twitter.com/galopujacy_jez/status/1611427774652112896
So it's a fuselage synchronized helicopter! That means it has the potential for instantaneous omnidirectional ordnance and barf dispersal - kewl!If the B-21 doesn't work out, there are always options.
View: https://twitter.com/galopujacy_jez/status/1611427774652112896
Now I know where the Turbo Encabulator resides! Isn't advanced technology wonderful, mega-circular phase detractors in panadermic, not getting to where I need to go, infinite hyper-rotation with just a splash of obliqueness.So it's a fuselage synchronized helicopter! That means it has the potential for instantaneous omnidirectional ordnance and barf dispersal - kewl!If the B-21 doesn't work out, there are always options.
View: https://twitter.com/galopujacy_jez/status/1611427774652112896
I was doubtful when I read you’ll be “hecka shocked”What provenance do these comments have? Is there a history that suggests an actual insider rather than a fabulist?
These sorts of comments seem like they would get an actual insider a security violation at a minimum.
Not familiar with source. It does seem a little sensational in tone, though the reference to the RQ-4 seems almost odd, not over the top. It does imply a significant ISR capability if the poster in question were to be actually in the know.
None of the opinions in those posts I feel would be sensitive in terms of security; there isn’t a specific capability or number attached to anything. And the quotes are presented as being from multiple sources, though for all I know it was written by a teenager in Brazil.
He could have specifically pointed out Bob from the RQ-4 engineering team. Without Bob's contribution the program might have been delayed by 5 or more years. Luke from IT also really stepped up with all the digital design work. They both deserve a notable mention in Rebecca Grant's future book on the B-21."When the history books are written? We had damned well better have the RQ-4 team on page 1 with our thanks.
That looks a bit heavy—-just eyeballing it. Image two versions of the capital letter J (one reversed) back to back…but upside down. Slide the bombs in from the side and down. No heavy revolver cylinder—let alone two of them.
My informed guess is that this is required to meet stealth parameters. Shell need to be assembled with certain precision and internals adjusted - not opposite.This Time article is trash, but one interesting mention popped out - the airframe shell is built first and systems are installed afterwards. Assuming this is true and not a typical journalistic error on a military matter, is this done for any other airframe or are they using a unique assembly method specific to this particular composite structure?
Poor writing and partial truthsThis Time article is trash, but one interesting mention popped out - the airframe shell is built first and systems are installed afterwards. Assuming this is true and not a typical journalistic error on a military matter, is this done for any other airframe or are they using a unique assembly method specific to this particular composite structure?
EDIT: one other interesting note, they claim two vehicles are completed, the roll out T1 and also G1, a ground test vehicle. Four other shells being assembled, presumably all the EMD aircraft.
Exclusive: The Making of the Military's New Stealth Bomber
The U.S. is making a massive, strategic gamble that hasn't paid off in the pasttime.com