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Let’s Have A Look At The New B-21 “Raider” Stealth Bomber Renderings The Air Force Has Just Released
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Let’s Have A Look At The New B-21 “Raider” Stealth Bomber Renderings The Air Force Has Just Released January 31, 2020 David Cenciotti Tom Demerly Military Aviation 2 Comments Some of the main differences between the B-21 and the B-2. (Image credit: The Aviationist based on USAF rendering). There are lots of interesting new details in the new renderings of the B-21 stealth bomber. The U.S. Air Force has just published three new renderings of the B-21 “Raider”, the U.S. Air Force’s next stealth bomber built by Northrop Grumman and destined to replace the B-1 and B-2 fleets. In 2016, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James revealed the first artist rendering of the Long Range Strike Bomber designated the B-21, at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, that showed a concept designed around a standard flying wing quite similar to the B-2’s rather than a “cranked kite” or a kite (like those seemingly spotted over the Wichita and Amarillo back in 2014). While on Mar. 3, 2018, Brigadier General Carl Schaefer, Commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, publicly announced that the aircraft would be tested at Edwards. The new bomber, that the U.S. Air Force plans to procure in 100 examples has a lot of things in common with the B-2; the main differences are the “W” shaped trailing edge of the Raider that is an evolution from the Spirit’s sawtooth trailing edge and the overall size and weight: the B-2’s wingspan is 172 feet while the B-21 has a payload requirement said to be between two thirds and half that of the B-2. That’s why the Raider will probably be lighter featuring a wing span smaller than that of the Spirit. No other official renderings of the new aircraft were released since the first ones made public four years ago. Late last year, a computer-generated image created by artist Mike Tsukamoto for journalist John A. Tirpak’s December 1, 2019 article on the B-21 Raider in AirForceMag.com, titled, “The Raider Takes Shape” showed a plan-view comparison of the existing B-2 Spirit “parked” next to Tsukamoto’s digital rendering of the B-21. Then today, the Air Force Global Strike Command shared on their Facebook page the new artist renderings of the B-21 Raider concept shown in hangars at the three locations where the nation’s newest stealth bomber will be housed: Dyess Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base and Whiteman Air Force Base. B-21 at Dyess AFB (Image credit: USAF) B-21 at Whiteman AFB (Image credit: USAF) B-21 at Ellsworth AFB (Image credit: USAF) Although intentionally lacking many features, the new artworks are extremely interesting, as they enable the gathering of additional details. Here are those that seem to be more evident to me (I’d suggest you to read also the analysis Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick published at The War Zone here). Overall shape is similar to the one of the B-2 but the B-21 is smaller in size B-21 leading edge shows different design concept: in particular, the new aircraft does not appear to have the toothpick edge shape of its predecessor’s hence lacking also the peculiar B-2’s “hawk’s-beak” profile The B-21 features different inlets config and blended conformal engine nacelles The B-21 has a two-wheel MLG (Main Landing Gear) The MLG and Nose Gear doors are different: in particular, the MLG doors are not trapezoidal but show serrated edges whereas the nosegear door is serrated and not attached to the gear leg but on the right side of the bay. The B-2’s “hawk’s-beak” profile and nose gear door are quite evident in this shot (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley) We’ve tried to summarizes most of the details in the following image (that we’ve also edited to increase lighting). If you note something else, please let us know. Some of the main differences between the B-21 and the B-2. (Image credit: The Aviationist based on USAF rendering). The new bomber is expected to perform its first flight in 2021. The USAF has only 19 operational B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. The aircraft are based at Whiteman AFB in Missouri and are sometimes forward-deployed as a strategic deterrent or for global precision strike missions that are not flown directly from Whiteman AFB. |
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Let’s Have A Look At The New B-21 “Raider” Stealth Bomber Renderings The Air Force Has Just Released - Texas-vs-Kansas-mystery-planes two different Black Projects.jpg
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https://theaviationist.com/2020/01/3...just-released/ Let’s Have A Look At The New B-21 “Raider” Stealth Bomber Renderings based on USAF rendering). The new bomber is expected to perform its first flight in 2021. The USAF has only 19 operational B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. The aircraft are based at Whiteman AFB in Missouri and are sometimes forward-deployed as a strategic deterrent or for global precision strike missions that are not flown directly from Whiteman AFB. from April 23, 2014 more at https://theaviationist.com/2014/04/2...lack-projects/ Not one but two different triangular mystery jets are being secretly flown across the US As we have already reported here, on Mar. 10, 2014 Steve Douglass and Dean Muskett took the photographs of three mysterious planes flying at very high altitude over Amarillo, Texas. The three unknown planes looked like almost boomerang shaped plane. About one month later (on Apr. 15, even if some media outlets initially reported that the episode occurred in February), Jeff Templin, an amateur photographer, shot a silent triangular plane high over Wichita Kansas. The analysis of the shots taken in Texas and Kansas seem to prove that: 1.neither shot was doctored, hence they are genuine; 2.neither shot actually depict a B-2 Spirit (and, for what concerns the first episode, the confirmation actually came from the U.S. Air Force) 3.The Texas aircraft had a boomerang shaped trailing edge, whereas the Kansas one had a straight trailing edge and was more triangular; 4.The Texas aircraft flew in a formation of three, Kansas one was alone. 5.The Texas aircraft made noise, Kansas one did not. Therefore, it’s quite evident that not one, but two Black Planes, unknown until they were photographed, are currently being flown across the U.S. more at https://theaviationist.com/2014/04/2...lack-projects/ * |
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