B-2 Spirit (Strategic bomber) – 20

Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

First flight: 17 July 1989

Introduction: April 1997

Produced: 1988-2000

Number built: 21

Program cost: $44.75 billion (through 2004)

Unit cost: $737 million (1997 approx. flyaway cost)

Crew: 2 – pilot and commander (co-pilot)

Length: 21.0 m

Wingspan: 52.4 m

Height: 5.18 m

Wing area: 478 m²

Empty weight: 71,700 kg

Loaded weight: 152,200 kg

Max. takeoff weight: 170,600 kg

Powerplant: 4× General Electric F118-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofans, 7,700 kgf (77 kN) each

Fuel Capacity: 75,750 kg

Maximum speed: Mach 0.95 (1,010 km/h) at 12,200 m altitude / Mach 0.95 at sea level

Cruise speed: Mach 0.85 (900 km/h) at 12,200 m altitude

Range: 11,100 km

Service ceiling: 15,200 m

Wing loading: 329 kg/m²

Thrust/weight: 0.205

Armament

2 internal bays for 23,000 kg of ordnance and payload

80× 227 kg class bombs (Mark-82, GBU-38) mounted on Bomb Rack Assembly (BRA)

36× 340 kg CBU class bombs on BRA

16× 907 kg class bombs (Mark-84, GBU-31) mounted on Rotary Launcher Assembly (RLA)

16× B61 or B83 nuclear bombs on RLA (strategic mission)

AV-1 – 82-1066 – Spirit of America – 14 July 2000

AV-2 – 82-1067 – Spirit of Arizona – 4 December 1997

AV-3 – 82-1068 – Spirit of New York – 10 October 1997

AV-4 – 82-1069 – Spirit of Indiana – 22 May 1999

AV-5 – 82-1070 – Spirit of Ohio – 18 July 1997

AV-6 – 82-1071 – Spirit of Mississippi – 23 May 1997

AV-7 – 88-0328 – Spirit of Texas – 21 August 1994

AV-8 – 88-0329 – Spirit of Missouri – 31 March 1994

AV-9 – 88-0330 – Spirit of California – 17 August 1994

AV-10 – 88-0331 – Spirit of South Carolina – 30 December 1994

AV-11 – 88-0332 – Spirit of Washington – 29 October 1994

AV-13 – 89-0128 – Spirit of Nebraska – 28 June 1995

AV-14 – 89-0129 – Spirit of Georgia – 14 November 1995

AV-15 – 90-0040 – Spirit of Alaska – 24 January 1996

AV-16 – 90-0041 – Spirit of Hawaii – 10 January 1996

AV-17 – 92-0700 – Spirit of Florida – 3 July 1996

AV-18 – 93-1085 – Spirit of Oklahoma – 15 May 1996

AV-19 – 93-1086 – Spirit of Kitty Hawk – 30 August 1996

AV-20 – 93-1087 – Spirit of Pennsylvania – 5 August 1997

AV-21 – 93-1088 – Spirit of Louisiana – 10 November 1997

AV-12 – 89-0127 – Spirit of Kansas – Crashed 23 February 2008

B-2 SPIRIT

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