#B2 BOMBER COCKPIT FULL#

These include GPS or laser seekers for precision targeting, movable or fixed bomb fins for steering or non-steering, and fuzes that would allow for a contact or underground detonation. 84 2,000-pound bomb, and attach a variety of accessories they think would deliver the best performance. Handlers start off with a standard, unguided conventional weapon such as the Mk. Potato Head bombs” by one munitions specialist-allows the service to tailor bombs to the mission.

The B-2 uses both air and liquid cooling to keep temperatures down.įinally, another article details what factors Air Force personnel take into consideration when arming bombers for missions, and how the modular nature of the bombs-described as “Mr. Air Forces B-2 stealth bomber can accurately replicate the functions of the jets current analog displays. Ground crews must also devise ways to keep the heat down in the B-2, as the introduction of new power-hungry systems increases heat levels inside the aircraft. 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Rockwell Collins (NYSE:COL) have successfully demonstrated that a prototype of a new digital cockpit display for the U.S. More than 250 materials make up the B-2’s stealthy coating, designed to help minimize the bomber’s radar signature, and in many instances tolerances must be “within a thousandth of an inch.”

#B2 BOMBER COCKPIT FULL#

The full video shows the bat-winged bomber, part of the 13th Bomb Squadron of the 509th Bomb Wing, cozying up to a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling.Īnother article describes the unique issues B-2 maintainers deal with to keep the bomber stealthy and available for action.

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