11-11-2023, 08:39 AM
I've always been an aviation nut, read about the Wright Brothers in Elementary school and got hooked. My Favorite aircraft of all times has to be The Legendary Lockheed P-38 Lightning called the "Twin Tailed Devil" by enemy pilots that faced it in combat.........
Newest Air Force stealth bomber, the $750M B-21 Raider, takes first flight
B-21 Raider seen in photos, video flying in Palmdale, California
The U.S. Air Force's long-awaited B-21 stealth bomber took its first test flight in California on Friday.
The aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman, is expected to be operational by 2030. It can carry both "conventional and nuclear munitions" and will "provide our nation with a strategic asset capable of penetrating enemy air defenses in highly contested environments and striking targets anywhere in the world," according to the Air Force.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/n...rst-flight
Newest Air Force stealth bomber, the $750M B-21 Raider, takes first flight
B-21 Raider seen in photos, video flying in Palmdale, California
The U.S. Air Force's long-awaited B-21 stealth bomber took its first test flight in California on Friday.
The aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman, is expected to be operational by 2030. It can carry both "conventional and nuclear munitions" and will "provide our nation with a strategic asset capable of penetrating enemy air defenses in highly contested environments and striking targets anywhere in the world," according to the Air Force.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/n...rst-flight