On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:28:34 +0200, "Guybrush Threepwood"
wrote:



Both of you are a little bit right. The so called "stealth technology"
consists aof special radar absorbing material, special radar absorbing paint
and the arrangement of the surfaces in a way that they reflect as less as
possible electromagnetic waves in the direction where the came from. These
are the main drivers. Now, the arrangemnet of the surfaces is less
aerodynamic than on conventional aircraft. Thus the flight control software
is a lot more complicated. Therefore the whole thing is very expensive.


There's one more important ingredient to the B2 'stealth technology'
and that's the radar system. It must be jam proof and virtually
undetectable. Took a lot of effort and money to get there.

Notice everyone talks about the reasons about the B2's low profile,
but no one talks about the B2 radar.
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