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Title: |
A Pictorial History of the B-2A Spirit Stealth Bomber |
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| By (author): |
James C. Goodall |
| ISBN10-13: |
0764350757 : 9780764350757 |
| Illustrations: |
525 colour photos |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
228x304mm |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Weight: |
1.275 Kg. |
| Published: |
Schiffer Military History - October 2016 |
| List Price: |
31.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 5 |
| Subjects: |
Air forces & warfare |
The history and development of Northrop's Flying Wings, from the innovative XB-35A to the B-2A Spirit. This is a pictorial history of Jack Northrop's dream, the B-2A Spirit, a low-observable, strategic, long-range, heavy bomber with the ability to penetrate sophisticated and dense enemy air-defense shields. - It is capable of all-altitude attack missions up to 50,000 feet, with a range of more than 6,000 nautical miles (nm) unrefueled, and over 10,000 nm with one refueling, giving it the ability to fly to any point in the world within hours.
- Stealth technology has rendered radar systems ineffective by greatly reducing their detection ranges.
- After ten years of service, the B-2A finally achieved full operational capability in December 2003.
- An assessment published by the USAF showed that two B-2As armed with precision weaponry could do the job of seventy-five conventional aircraft.
- Features more than 500 color images.
Over the last thirty-five years, Jim Goodall has authored more than two dozen books and articles on military aircraft, naval ships, and submarines with a focus on Low Observables or, as it is known today, Stealth. |
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