B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber: How B-2 Spirit’s Minimal Crew Rest Facilities Enable US’s Most Dangerous Long-Range Strike Missions

The Northrop B-2 Spirit was never designed to be comfortable. It was designed to survive the first night of war. From its earliest conception during the Cold War, the B-2 was intended to do something no other bomber could reliably...
B-2 Spirit stealth bomber

B-2 Spirit Bomber: How US Air Force Crews Manage Sleep, Fatigue, and Human Limits on Global Strike Missions

Few aircraft in military history demand as much from their crews as the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Designed to strike anywhere on the planet without forward basing, the flying wing has redefined the concept of global reach. But behind the...
B-2 Spirit

B-2 Spirit Bomber: How the World’s Most Expensive Bomber Still Defeats Modern Air Defenses and Remains Virtually Untouchable

More than three decades after it first entered service, the B-2 Spirit remains the most formidable stealth strike aircraft ever fielded. While its successor, the B-21 Raider, is nearing operational debut with the US Air Force, the Spirit is far...