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:: Northrop B-2 Spirit ::
Crew: 2-3, engine: 4 x General Electric F-118-GE-100, 78.4kN, wingspan: 52.1m, length: 20.9m, height: 5.1m, wing area: 465.5m2, start mass: 181437kg, empty mass: 45360kg, cruise speed: 1010kph, range: 12225km, armament: 22680kg of bombs
B-2 Spirit is also known as "The Flying Wing" .The first prototype was publicly displayed on November 22, 1988 at Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, Calif. One of the photographers shot a photo from the air. On the picture could be seen that the plane was W shaped. Its first flight was July 17,1989. The first B-2, Spirit of Missouri, entered service in 1993.
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