Detailed tour around the ONLY Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit on display.

While we wait for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider to be revealed, let's checkout its predecessor! Join me in this tour around a USAF Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit "Stealth bomber" at the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, OHIO.

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0:00 intro
0:42 surface with low radar observably
2:04 wing cracks
2:32 wing design
2:46 tail design and yaw control
3:32 mechanism to reduce heat signature
5:43 weapons
6:47 landing gear
7:40 Radar Absorbing Material (RAM)
8:00 Cost

#b2 #usaf #stealth #aviation #airplane

[PaulStewartAviation]

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[TheGarlicMan]

I flew these jets for over 11 years . Wonderful memories

[dbel]

I got to see this particular aircraft when it first arrived at the museum. The right wing was still broken and all of the wing leading edges had been removed as they were considered classified. The museum staff did an amazing job fabricating the missing parts and putting it back together for display.

[FriendIy_Person]

The amount of work, time and brains put into this Aircraft is absolutely mindblowing and insane.

[AC_]

That museum is amazing. I went there in 2017 and I was blown away by just how big and diverse it is. The Air Force did a great job putting it together

[BPlus-ozcm]

Dang, I remember the day B-2 was unveiled to the public. I was 8 at the time and totally in awe. Still looks as amazing as ever. I've got to say the B-21has alot to live up to!

[njw]

I live 50 miles west of Whiteman AFB and see these flying over the house often. I think we are on the flight path to one of the runway approaches. It surprises me how quiet they are even when low to the ground. Sitting in the house they sound similar to the HVAC turning on .

[b.griffin]

The ordnance on display next to the B-2 are, from left to right: B-83 "strategic, " B-62 "tactical" nuclear gravity bombs and GBU-31 2000 lbs JDAM.

[ethenol]

Wow! I went to the Airforce Museum just 2 days ago and saw this B2! All of the planes I saw were a lottt bigger than what I imagined. Walked around for like 5 hours in that museum. Very fun experience, I got some of the tokens too, and an F16 shirt. Got to walk around in some presidential aircraft too, like the VC-137C that JFK used.

[ckhound]

Went here for Vacation back in August, loved the amount of awesome Aircraft the museum has!

[jakgats]

The B2 Spirit is one menacing plane, absolutely amazing. So cool to see the Xb-70 Valkyrie in there as well. awesome!!

[anandmorris]

The B2, F117A, B1-B and the SR-71 design still blow my mind today. I was but a wee nipper when the aircraft were unveiled (SR-71) and they just look so incredible to this day.

The amazing thing is, to the engineers and designers, when these aircraft enter service, they're immediately old news as the next gen is already in development.

[CaptianInternet]

Uhhh great, this video will be awsome. I cant wait to get a better feeling for the size of the B2-Spirit. I will just grab a quick coffee and enjoy this before the family wakes up. Aren`t these the best minutes of the day?

[EnemyWind]

Stopped there many years ago specifically to see the XB-70, looks like I need to make another trip to see the B-2! Thanks for the video.

[NoName-dsuq]

That place would be my Mecca! Not just the B-2 but so many other phenomenal aircraft I grew up trying to learn as much as possible about, some of which I saw in the background in this! The YF-12 and the Valkyrie just blow my mind! To see them in person must be such a surreal experience!

[workhardtravelharder]

Great seeing it up close. The true size of it becomes evident as you walk along the wing! Thanks Paul!

[zclark]

Let me tell you why the B-2 is my forever favorite military plane. When I was 13 my father was a Chaplin at Whiteman AFB. He had a buddy that ran the flight simulator for the B-2 training. My younger brother and I were fortunate enough to be allowed to "fly" in this gigantic room-sized box on a hydraulic platform. The trainer boarded with each of us one at a time. Sitting at the pilot seat, I got to taxi to the runway, fly a takeoff, refuel off a KC-10, bombing of Whiteman AFB (no kidding lol), and finally a landing. Talk about a unique childhood experience. Now, post 9/11, I think it would be tough to have something like that happen for another couple lucky kids.

[nuggetpiece]

Best part of that museum is that its free. Really a great visit if you like history, military or aviation.

[gastonbell]

B2 was the first stealth plane to be designed with the benefit of modern computers. The older mainframes they used for the F117 weren't powerful enough to model curved surfaces, so they were forced to use flat angled facets instead. In comparison, the B2 is so astonishingly smooth it looks like they hand shaped it out of wet modeling clay. I can't imagine how difficult it must have been to machine all those curved panels so they perfectly matched with no gaps big enough for a radar beam to fit into. Your $1 billion at work, I suppose.

[Istandby]

I was at Edwards Air Force Base when the B-2 moved from Plant 42 in Palmdale, California to Edwards. I still have my letter that was carried in the bomb bay during this maiden flight.