B-2 Spirit : The Most Capable War Machine on the Planet

Name: B-2 Spirit : The Most Capable War Machine on the Planet
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ISBN: 9780071344340

ISBN-10: 0071344349

ISBN-13: 9780071344340

Edition: 1999

Authors: Steve Pace

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This text profiles the Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit. Stealthier than the stealth fighter this bomber can convert from conventional to nuclear platform within an hour.

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
The Spirit of Jack Northrop	p. 1
Jack Northrop: King of the Flying Wing	p. 2
Wings, Wings, and More Wings	p. 2
Another Flying Wing: The A-12 Avenger II	p. 12
The Flying Wing Returns	p. 13
Developmental Highlights	p. 15
Basic Formula for Stealth	p. 16
Have Blue, Tacit Blue, and Senior Trend	p. 17
Have Blue/Tacit Blue	p. 18
Enter Senior Trend--the F-117A Stealth Fighter	p. 19
Stealthy Fighters to Stealthy Bombers	p. 20
Origins of the Advanced Technology Bomber	p. 22
Senior Ice versus Senior Peg	p. 23
Aurora	p. 23
Designing and Engineering the ATB	p. 26
Genesis of Stealth Aircraft Technology	p. 26
Two Novel Approaches to Stealth	p. 27
Ready or Not: Here Comes the Advanced Technology Bomber	p. 29
Roll-out	p. 30
First Flight	p. 31
Flight Testing and Systems Evaluations	p. 37
B-2 Flight Validation Program Highlights	p. 39
B-2 Program Awards	p. 44
B-2 Manufacturing Breakthroughs	p. 45
The B-2 Nationwide Industrial Team	p. 46
Structures and Systems	p. 47
Manufacturing Processes	p. 47
General Electric F118-GE-100 Turbofan Engine	p. 51
Flight Control System	p. 53
Flying Surfaces	p. 53
Crew Accommodation	p. 53
The B-2 Weapon System	p. 54
Weapons	p. 55
Avionics System	p. 58
Landing Gear	p. 58
Bedding Down the B-2 Fleet	p. 63
Whiteman Air Force Base	p. 64
509th Bomb Wing and Bomb Squadrons	p. 66
The B-2 in Service	p. 75
The B-2 in Combat	p. 77
Dateline: June 11, 1999. The Day the Bombing Stopped	p. 79
The B-2 of 2002	p. 81
B-2 Myths and Realities	p. 82
Beyond the B-2	p. 86
B-2 Specifications	p. 89
B-2 Production	p. 91
B-2 Aircraft Names	p. 93
Block 10/20/30 B-2 Delivery Dates	p. 95
Block 30 B-2 Delivery Dates	p. 97
B-2 Chronology	p. 99
Glossary	p. 113
Bibliography	p. 115
Index	p. 117
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