wilbur1
Tech Sergeant
No answer huh
B-2 Crash!
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Matt308
Glock Perfection
davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
Latest update from Av week
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blog...79a7Post:e1bbe418-f9f0-4e88-9a58-54c18780a39e
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blog...79a7Post:e1bbe418-f9f0-4e88-9a58-54c18780a39e
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Pretty Wild! That thing burning must of smelled really nice! 
Trautloft
Airman
thanks
drgondog
Major
So, what's the going pay scale for software engineeres who put their lfe on the line for an error?
davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
Latest comment. Team is back, they know what the problem was. They don't know why.
I have not heard anything about whether the B-2s are grounded and I won't ask.
I have not heard anything about whether the B-2s are grounded and I won't ask.
davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
There is a claim that there was a sensor problem, which is confusing since the entire air data system is a voted quad-redundant system. But, just about any cause would be confusing. Here are some pictures that break my heart.
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Great shots Dave! As said earlier, that must of smelled real nice when it was burning!
SoD Stitch
Banned
Nice pics. Looks like stealth material burns pretty well; either that, or it was the aluminum alloy substructure that burned. What's all that stuff to the right in the median? Is that hazmat equipment?
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
I know the wings were "all plastic" as we used to say.
SoD Stitch
Banned
My limited understanding of stealth materials indicates the wings are made from carbon fibers in a thermoset resin matrix; this composite material is, pound for pound, extremely strong for it's weight, resistant to damage, and transparent to electromagnetic energy. Work is also being done on thermoplastic resin matrices, in which the material can be heated and reset to shape, unlike thermoset resins which, as the name indicates, once formed, cannot be "unformed".
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
You just about have it - from what I remember there was no aluminum sub structure in the wings - all carbon fiber. The only metal in the wings were the hi-loks holding everything together, internal plumbing and boost pumps, and of course the hardware to support all that.
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Aaawwww.....come oooon fellas, it's just a B-2, modern crap 
..imagine it being a B-17, eh? Now, that's something worth 
over....
(said with tongue in cheek)
..imagine it being a B-17, eh? Now, that's something worth over.... (said with tongue in cheek)
davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
An inappropriate comment by anyone who loves aircraft. There are more B-17s in existence than there are B-2s. The B-2 is a war bird that has been engaged in three conflagrations and some day, I would suspect, it will be more valuable as a display than the B-17 due to its rarity, innovation, and political history.
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
I don't think that the B-2 will ever be as much loved as the B-17, I think that the Fortress represent more, maybe it flew and fought in just one war, but it was in a far bigger war. As one of the pilots in History Channel's Dogfights said, those that fly today aren't pilots in the same way as we were....you miss the feeling of really flying in todays machines....something like that it was..
Anyhoo, what can expect to hear from one that LOVES everything old, eh?
(said with tongue in cheek)
Anyhoo, what can expect to hear from one that LOVES everything old, eh?
(said with tongue in cheek)
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Better get used to it mate.... I wear a bulletproof west and a helmet when I'm here in the forum...their fire is heavy and accurate..
I wear a bulletproof west and a helmet when I'm here in the forum...their fire is heavy and accurate..
