noncredibledefense·NonCredibleDefensebyPugJesus It's... beautiful...View original on lemmy.world57Comments3Reply
ssalamandermander lemmings.worldArguably the air force was also just too scared of flying wings to give them the development they needed rather than the tech being unsolvable at the time. It's a shame that none of the prototypes were preserved7Reply
CChainweasel lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyUnfortunately Jack was dead for 8 years before the first B-2 spirit.3Reply
Thrashy replylemmy.worldHe was given special permission to view Northrup's "Senior Ice" ATB demonstrator (from which the B-2 was ultimately derived) just before he died.9Reply
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Arguably the air force was also just too scared of flying wings to give them the development they needed rather than the tech being unsolvable at the time. It's a shame that none of the prototypes were preserved
Unfortunately Jack was dead for 8 years before the first B-2 spirit.
He was given special permission to view Northrup's "Senior Ice" ATB demonstrator (from which the B-2 was ultimately derived) just before he died.