So, what was the crazy process to start the 2 billion dollar stealth plane?

@davidguerra9994

Жыл бұрын

Still waiting to see what that's about too,

@cfusername

Жыл бұрын

Probably pushing a button.

@williamgibb5557

Жыл бұрын

Recoil just like your gas mower! Choke and pull hard! Check oil and for gas first though.

@jiggyv6139

Жыл бұрын

@@cfusername id probably think more than one button lol

@JenniferA886

Жыл бұрын

Good point… please KZreadrs, just be honest

Im so glad they talked about the "crazy process" of starting a $2Billion Stealth plane... absolutely mind boggling

@randysmitchell4810

Жыл бұрын

f u n n y

@matthammer3488

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. thumbs down

@mikecimerian6913

Жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong, this is an awesome airplane but one can get a s*itload of 10,000$ drones for two billion. Yet bombers are still needed as they can be recalled. For me the craziness is in the cost.

@5455jm

Жыл бұрын

I came here to write the exact same thing.

@blimeycrikey

Жыл бұрын

More of an advert

This is the crazy process of not explaining the cray process of starting a B-2. Thanks for 10 mins of my life I can't get back. Im going to workout to gain 5 mins back now.

Wow I never knew you had to change the worn out tires to start the B-2 Bomber.

I found really crazy that it uses fly by wire and "incredible trust that propels the aircraft forward". Mind blowing.

The paint guy is only spraying air out of the paint gun. Lol quality work guys.

@planetcaravan2925

Жыл бұрын

It wouldnt be stealth paint if you could see it..

Am I alone in wondering why, at this particular moment in current world events, a vlog like this shows up on YT?

I've never seen an aircraft that looks so much like a bird from profile view. Beautiful and powerful creations.

@UncaDave

Жыл бұрын

Take a gander at an old Lockheed Constellation.

Didn't say a damn thing about how they start it. I guess ya got me. Yay, you.

The F117 wasn’t revolutionary in its use of fly-by-wire. The F16 was the 1st.

8:59 "the absence of a tail reduces the aircraft's radar signature, while enhancing stability and control." Tailless aircraft actually are very unstable, and need constant adjustment from computers. 2:35 "the B-2's spirits insane design ... renders it invisible to the radar" The B-2 is not invisible to radar. Lower frequency radar can find their rough position, but not locate the exact location of the plane.

@kurtgriffin4163

Жыл бұрын

same thing knowing the general area of a plane moving faster than the speed of sound isn't going to do them much good they'll know there's a stealth bomber coming but can do nothing to stop it

@denali9449

Жыл бұрын

Calling them unstable is an understatement! Jack Northrup learned all about the instability issues with the XB-35 and then the YB-49.

@rtbrtb_dutchy4183

Жыл бұрын

@@kurtgriffin4163 it’s not moving faster than the speed of sound.

Thing looks like a sparrow hawk from the side view

Beauttiful technology leading the world to peace...🎉🎉🎉

It starts with an APU just like any other jet.

watched twice to see a crazy starting process... i missed something. you should see the process for starting an SR-71!!! high powered car engines in a cart under the SR's engines that have a geared hydraulic shaft that lifts up and engages the engine to crank it to start it.

@wrstew1272

Жыл бұрын

And wasn’t it two super engines and godawfull expensive? I read something somewhere about the $ that was involved with just the start cart….

@eugenescoj

Жыл бұрын

@@wrstew1272 yes it was expensive to operate the plane and the starting carts were not in the cost... they are considered ground equipment but here we were talking about start ups

Excellent, Thank you👍

Those are some other worldly aircraft. I'm so glad they belong to us! 😊😊😊

🎉تشبه صقر الشاهين

@LUVUTV

Жыл бұрын

watching it fly in the sky is so cool

This is why I almost joined the air force. Problem: too short to be a pilot.

whoa, when that mid flight fuel flap turns back to closed, no gaps can be seen... thats some precision there.

@g2145cal

Жыл бұрын

UARRSI Universal Air Refueling Receptacle Slipway Installation....first time i saw a UARRSI rotate like that was on the F-117's...i was blown away, because the receptacles are usually under doors that slide open or completely in the open

flying in the sky like a flying bat.awesome.i love your video

It's awesome to stand in a hanger at Whiteman and view up close and personal.

I see a lot of comments about how crazy it is that this aircraft cost $2billion. It doesn't really cost that much. It does, but it doesn't. What happened was back in the 80s they awarded a contract to Northrop to produce something like 200 aircraft to replace the aging B-52 fleet. I'm speaking in general numbers because I don't remember the exact details. I was an Air Force contractor at the time with the B-2 program. Anyway, they ordered around 200 airplanes for $20 billion. They started assembly of the first 10 or so when the Soviet Union fell, and Congress decided they didn't want to buy all those airplanes, so they tried to cancel the order after the first 20 were in production. Northrop said, uhh, we just spent several billion in research and development on this thing, and we have a signed contract for $20 billion- so we're going to need that $20 billion, please. So the Air Force, being legally bound by a $20 billion contract, paid $20 billion to Northrop for 20 airplanes. Had Congress not cancelled the order, the original run of B-2s would have been around $100million each, about the same as we pay these days for an F-22 fighter aircraft. The reason it is $2 billion today is because over the years the Air Force has had several $billion contracts to upgrade the avionics and other systems of the B-2, so each one of these airplanes, since there are only 20 of them, is now worth $2 billion- if you look at it that way. Had their been a 200 airplane fleet, each would be a $200 million airplane. This is a prime example of the genius that is our government...

@rtbrtb_dutchy4183

Жыл бұрын

Nah, you miss some key points. First of all, it was initially 132 aircraft and later changed to 75. Then the Soviet thing happened and was further reduced to 20. Each plane was around $700 million each. Northrop offered an additional 20 for around $500 each. However, what made the program cost go up, was the need for larger hangers, which also required airconditioning, as well as the purchase of other equipment to support the B2. If you take all the “support” expenses into account, each airplane would be around $2 billion. Had they bought 132, they would’ve needed more hangers and more support equipment as well. So only taking 20 actually saved the tax payer a lot of money.

@Glofilter

Жыл бұрын

@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 Sounds like you visited Wikipedia. The initial order was 165, however if you had asked the Pentagon brass back then, they would have told you that they intended to buy at least 200. I know, I was there. Wiki says 132, but it was agreed that at least 165 would be purchased prior to the first one being built and later reduced to 132, then ultimately to 20. But believe what you want- they certainly don't cost $2 billion each from the factory.

@rtbrtb_dutchy4183

Жыл бұрын

@@Glofilter I didn’t say $2 billion from the factory.🙄 Yup, I did use Wikipedia to get some numbers, it’s been a while, so I couldn’t recall. Point is, reducing to 20 was still cheaper than taking 200.

Hopefully one day I will steal it ...... In GTA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

A prodigy of technical in all senses!

Nock nock boom 😂 special deliverys

I was expecting something like the B-52 startup I watched elsewhere.

Very interesting, but nothing on the starting process.

Gebrüder Horten lassen grüßen!

Just, this is just humand kind madness, to, pay that kinds amounts of cash, simple plane, that's just fly high in the sky, 🤯🤯😪😪🤗🤗

14:32 What a honor as a passenger to see and know that there is a Stealth airplane landing in the same runway where we are taking off!!!

@5455jm

Жыл бұрын

Guam, when I come up from Australia to Guam it is a common sight.

And the "US Air Force Crazy Process to Start $2 Billion Stealth Plane" was WHERE in the video?

Jump start or do you have to push it and pop the clutch and hope for the best???🇨🇦😄

Perfect timing with the B2 that was spotted over Miami Beach the other day (June 9, 2023).

And what is so crazy about staying ahead of your enemies????

Awesome Engineering. Like to fly in one of those.

Technical development I bean!

Thats a beauty..i want one of those for my birthday🇺🇸🇵🇷😳👍

So, what was the fascinating process behind starting the 2 billion dollar stealth plane? 🛫💸

I still have my “first flight” tie tack that was given to all who worked on her.

serbian= heyyy Stealth bomber..remember me..

Greetings from Mexico.

It is a tribute to Jack Northop

The F 117 is very famous for its invisibility, said anti-aircraft crew from Serbia...

Learning about stealth technology is like learning about a nuclear bomb... you feel guilty but is so intriguing

The first time I had seen one was at the IAT at Fairford and it looked like nothing created by man, it was awesome, the Battle of Britain Flight was also there and I thought aircraft have gone from the Lancaster to the B2 in a single lifetime. Having said that, I suspect it's like the Tiger Tank, a superb bit of kit, but too expensive, too complicated and too few in number to make an impact, the Russian T34 and Sherman tanks showed how it should be done, cheap and easy to make, and lots of them.

@MyBelch

Жыл бұрын

Only 66 years between first powered, controlled flight at Kitty Hawk, and moon landing.

@planetcaravan2925

Жыл бұрын

It still has special bombing uses, no wonder its not mass produced tho

So how does it start???

And that crazy process would be what exactly?

Very beautiful sweet sir

13:01 me , dad , and gramp flying together

so, what's the startup process?

日本にも配備してくれ。売ってくれ。

@LUVUTV

Жыл бұрын

Japan is also a developed power

Good grief! It's the Batplane!

Matlock super sar

The B2 is like my ex-gf .... high maintenance!

One would think they could afford new tires on a 2 billion $$$$ plane!!!

الله اكبر والعزة لله

Bravo

Watching you from dubai Good night ahead 😴

Oh, and such a diverse and inclusive work force! So natural and unforced.

Love ur vidios

The brits had the AVRO Vulcan bomber that had the radar cross section of a seagul in the 1960's

thats the annual budget for the LAPD

WOW ! NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT STARTING THE ENGINES!!

I love America!

i could hot wire this in 30 seconds.

? crazy start? Where?

Greetings from Serbia. We didnt know that it was invisible sorry

Why crazy ?

When these stealth airplanes were first seen in the late 1980s, people were reporting triangular UFO in the US and UK.

Fly-By-Wire technology didn't start with the F-117. It's been on the F-14, F-15, F-16, and almost every subsequent military aircraft since.

@thatg6838

Жыл бұрын

The F-14 didn’t have FBW…

@rtbrtb_dutchy4183

Жыл бұрын

@@thatg6838 right. And neither does the F-15. He only got one out of 3 correct. 😂

@planetcaravan2925

Жыл бұрын

​@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183could be worse

Not what I expected

لا اله الا الله

Well if your not a AF Vet a pre trip inspection mite be what they are calling a weird start up. Its more then a CDL pre trip inspection as that has alot to look at. I had a CDL-A. Just my thoughts

Hadir guys👍

Never saw the process if starting the plane.

There is something alien in the Northrop Grumman plane

charcoal + superglue.

The F-117 is 60 years old. I remember first seeing them in the first Gulf War as a child. It looked so otherworldly then. Still does now.

@MyBelch

Жыл бұрын

Hopeless Diamond began in 1975. First DARPA contract awarded in 1976. Maiden flight 18 June 1981.

@wzman2006

Жыл бұрын

Check your math.

@amorosogombe9650

Жыл бұрын

@@wzman2006 2023 - 1973? You're right 50 years old.

@danfreeman9079

Жыл бұрын

Thinking about the SR-71??

@g2145cal

Жыл бұрын

@@MyBelch Have Blue

The way you start the B2 is:

Computers were required to heavily augment input from the PIOLET, because of its radical design. Hence the fly by wire system 😉.. he blew right over a good talking point..

@street-level

Жыл бұрын

I think that the F16 had FBW 15 years earlier than the B2.

Wouldn't that be "the b2s wing flexes ever so slightly" and not wings? It is after all a flying wing plane suggesting only the one :~)

What do the different belt colors mean?

Try the SR-71 Blackbird Inspection. An aircraft whose skin temperatures reach over 900 degrees. Your uniforms are not clean, dry when finished. I have the original Training manuals for the Pre-Flight and Post Flight inspections among others.

You can't compare any Russian plane to stealth B2 because this bird is very secret

@planetcaravan2925

Жыл бұрын

So were russian planes during soviet times, for example the drama behind the foxbat

everything is fine, but why does it have motors on the top side? heat detectors don't detect it, but today satellites are in the game anyway

Many years ago during my executive job coaching days a man contacted me to help with his job search. He told me he had invented the coating to scatter radio waves and go stealth and sent me a newspaper article to prove it. Our govt confiscated his patent "in the interest of national security" and didn't pay him for it.

@Li.Siyuan

Жыл бұрын

Why am I not surprised?

@planetcaravan2925

Жыл бұрын

Ouch

It looks like it's from another universe...it must have been awesome to shoot one of these "invisible flying objects", like a feather in one's cap! Col. Zoltan Dani must have been so proud for having accomplished exactly that.

@cyborgblowfish4875

Жыл бұрын

That news cannot have been well received at Lockheed. Should we have got our money back for an inferior product.

@planetcaravan2925

Жыл бұрын

What looks?

Rather the super expensive coating wrapped in super difficult to start bomber plane.

The V2 spirit?

So… does it have 2 crew members or 3 crew members, because all the pics I have seen during refueling in refueling have a third ejection seat/ cut through line on the aircraft outer hull???

Interesting to think that the flying wing concept dates back to WWII, Nazi Germany envisioned it as a fighter aircraft with jet engines, one of their wonder weapons, and Jack Northrop envisioned it as a bomber aircraft, first with prop engines and later with jet engines. He was there when the B2 was rolled out and unveiled to the public. The F117 needs fbw controls, without them that plain is highly unstable. Still these are cool aircraft.

@user-kv6km8cg5y

Жыл бұрын

Kindergarten narrative

Actually the B2 is very loud.

@joewilson5452

Жыл бұрын

It's much louder from the front.

Another banger upload let’s gooooo

@mysteryY2K

Жыл бұрын

fax

6:12 through 6:17 isn't even the real plane!! It's some type of training mockup.

Love 😍😍Un&nato 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@saltapozo

Жыл бұрын

NATO is loosing today..

Thought this vid was supposed to be about starting the plane. What happened?

What push it and then let the clutch out

Americans have the coolest stuff!

By using "old" radars with longer wavelengths there is no stealth.....