Northrop TACIT BLUE

[Hydroman]

Bet those were pucker-inducing for the first few times...

I flew in the Pico motion-based flight simulator (total, probably 8 or 9 times for various things, full motion) for some low-altitude, bombing mission work with one of our Northrop test pilots, the late (RIP) Kent Crenshaw. The B-2 kind of "skips" in a manner when down on the deck in gust and turbulence conditions. The GLAS and the inboard elevons are quite powerful and responsive with the 4000 psi hydro system. The GLAS and all of the elevons contribute to alleviating as much fatigue loading as possible. Really, the GLAS is meant to cancel out the first wing bending node.