Air Force unveils initial B-21 long range bomber design

[Nesher]

(U.S. Air Force graphic)

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/02/26/air-force-unveils-initial-b-21-long-range-bomber-design.html

 

 

The B-2 has a baby boy :P

[+MigBuster]

I name this ship the Spirit II 

 

[yubba]

B-21 Black Jack. or for you old farts Bingo.

Edited February 28, 2016 by yubba

[+76.IAP-Blackbird]

Great! We have it already in our Download section

[Viggen]

Wraith

 

Or LeMay

[Jimbib]

Wraith

 

Already a nickname for something else apparently.

[+76.IAP-Blackbird]

B-21 Bob

[Gunrunner]

21 as in B-2.1, 2+1, 21st century, 21 B-2 built or $21 billion for the development contract ?

 

Also, anyone notices anything about the engines on this concept drawing ? I'm sure it's going to drastically reduce costs.

[ironroad]

B-21 Full Budget Appropriations?

 

B-21 FWA

 

B-21 Contract Steering

 

B-21 Golden Parachute

 

B-21 OIG

Edited February 29, 2016 by ironroad

[fallenphoenix1986]

In keeping with the title of its older brother how about "Wraith" or "Spectre"?

 

Craig

Edited March 1, 2016 by fallenphoenix1986

[+JediMaster]

It was already mentioned that the new bomber would most likely be twin-engined instead of 4. Seeing as we have the 777 out there with two engines there's no reason a bomber can't have two as well.

 

However, seeing as they bizarrely didn't go with B-3 (I guess we're to assume they had 18 other designs that were made on paper/virtually that got passed over), I still think 21 is wrong. Looking at this, it's a B-2.1 for sure. MAYBE B-2.5.

[Gunrunner]

Considering how previous bomber programs went and the development hell of most programs since the 80's, I'd say B-21 White Elephant...

[+Typhoid]

"MAYBE B-2.5."

 

heh heh

 

Mitchel 2