New Zealand Family Reacts to Why NO Nation Wants to Fight The B-2 Spirit Bomber. IS THAT A UFO?!
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And just think, the B-2 was first introduced to the military about a quarter century ago in 1997 and was designed and developed even earlier than that. We almost certainly have even more advanced technology now.
In fact, a bunch of the US Air Force’s fleet is 70s tech
@@michaelschemlab Yep and still more advanced than anyone else.
Truth.
@@michaelschemlab did someone say BRRRRRRT ?
I think it was first revealed in 1988. They started developing it in the '70s. It was delayed (like every big military project it seems) so the B-1 having already been canceled in 1972 was given a second chance at life to fill a specific role until the B-2 was ready.
You need to look at the most beautiful plane ever built. The SR-71 blackbird
Other planes: "Sir, they have missile lock! Deploying countermeasures!"
SR-71: "Sir, they have missile lock."
"Oh no! Anyway......."
Personally I think the F-22 is the best looking
I totally agree, and the story on how it was built, how we got the materials to build it is mind blowing. Definitely needs looked into
Love the Blackbird but I think the XB70 Valkyrie was a bad ass sexy SOB and looks like a Flying Cobra with those Conrad’s just aft of the cockpit and had a Six pack and 3.2 Mach if memory serves me right .
The f-35 lightning II
The blue angel
I highly recommend checking out the SR 71 Blackbird. One of the most amazing planes ever built.
Can't leave out the LA Speed story!
@@davecampbell4312 omg yes 🤣🤣🤣 now im going to listen to that again
There will never be another group like Kelly Johnson and his team at Skunkworks. In my opinion, the SR-71 was such an incredibly advanced design that it's thoroughly impressive even by today's s standards. It truly is (not was) an awe inspiring aircraft.
The Fat Electrician made a very good video about it.
THE most amazing plane ever built. And I’d dare to say maybe the greatest manned vehicle of ANY kind ever built, only rivaled by the Saturn V rocket.
The bomb that went underground is similar to what they refer to as a “bunker buster”. It’s designed to penetrate the target, such as a bunker, to weaken it’s integrity then explode…effectively causing more damage.
Speaking of bunker busters, when there is danger in the US, we have Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado. They are under a literal mountain with nuclear bomb rated blast doors. That's where they took Bush on 9/11. We can debate on politics, but they go to 11.
@@dynamodan8216 Actually they took Bush to an underground bunker at Barksdale AFB at Bossier City, Louisiana. The entrance looks kinda like a concrete outhouse but bigger. That's where he first addressed the nation...
I worked in one of the bombed out bunkers in Iraq. They patched the hole the bomb made at the roof of the pyramid shaped bunker and they filled in the crater in center of the floor. The walls had massive chips where the explosion and shrapnel gouged out pieces bigger than manhole covers and two feet thick.
Yeah we dropped bunch of em on Afghanistan
@@george217 I thought he addressed the nation from Offutt?
Always fun to watch Sam geek out on military toys. 😁
Whats crazy is this is just the things the department of defense will let the public know. Imagine the stuff thats top secret and highly confidential.
You’ll be surprised. The F-35 will be the last jet ever designed. I work for Lockheed Martin and the skunk works design team is amazing.
@@mrflyazz9605 I predict are fighter jets aren't even going to be manned from the cockpits in the years to come are aerial artillary capabilities will break into a new threshhold
They already are starting to animate the cockpits of certain aircraft. Check out Sikorsky’s SARA copter which flys by wire. Drones are the next big wave of flight, but, our government has better ways to fight if it came to that.
I believe the next level is mass area multi targeting and attack. Imagine knowing where all the enemy heavy equipment is in a 500 mile square area and instantly assign weapon systems to attack the enemy.
@@orlock20net centric warfare.
I love watching this family it always brights up my day!! Thanks!
Thanks for the like!
Ditto brother
I am a former United States Marine and saw the B2 bombers in action for the first time an operation desert storm against Iraq and they are awesome. They are so precise they can drop bombs down chimneys and smokestacks
Its the bombs that are precise. They'd have hit the same regardless of what dropped them.
@@joshschneider9766 It does look better coming out the b2 though
The B-2 wasn’t operational during Desert Storm
I know it wasn’t I wasn’t talking about during desert storm it was after I got out, it was in an airport and a local airshow
But thanks for the correction. Lol
Back when I was in college, in Denton Texas ~'99. I was finishing up a round of golf and putting on the 18 hole. It was a cloudless, hot summer day and as I lined up to putt, the green went dark. A B-2 flew over us at about 3000 feet on its way to an airshow at alliance airport. What was most shocking, was that it snuck up on us like it did. Once it got dark and we looked up to see what was going on, it still took a few seconds for the sound to hit us. That thing is going sub sonic at low altitudes and you don't know about it until it has passed you. It is really loud once the sound does reach you though.
That's the way it is when they come over my house all the time. By the time I hear one, I know it has already passed over. All the other jets from the base, I hear them beforehand.
I saw one do a flyover at a NFL game, I grew up on B-52 bases and was amazed at how quiet this weird looking plane was compared to the 8 engine bombers I was used to, it was almost directly overhead before you heard it, which means it has already emptied it's racks before you know it's there if it means you harm.
@@Adiscretefirm only 1 base for the B-2's. Whiteman AFB in Missouri.
I am pretty sure the bombs now have been engineered to eliminate that whistle sound. But they always said.....when you don't hear that sound is why you are in trouble. Cannot hear the whistle if it is directly over you.
The whistle is added. Bombs normally don't whistle. The whistle was added to scare the enemy. I don't know if the whistling sound actually scared the enemy.
Live in western Illinois and these things are always flying over. People don't realize that they are HUGE! and rumble when they fly over not a typical jet sound.
I was flying a small plane with an instructor at about 3000 feet and we saw a B2 about 5 miles away flying at our level. We discussed what radio channel to report a UFO. Then it turned and we saw the bat plane scalloped wing profile and we knew it was on our side.
I got to see this plane in person at an air show. I think Jack Northrope designed it but technology didn’t exist yet to make it work. He got to see this before he died. The planes dimensions were identical to his original design. He had it right. He cried when he saw it for the first time.
Like a damn baby he did. He didn't get to see the built version because of his passing. The man was nothing short of a genius.
@@mlwise24 He was shown a model of the B-2 shortly before he died. He'd made two flying wing aircraft - one propeller engined, and a few years later, with jet engines.
@@krislangley6226 Yes I seen the video of it when I worked there. I'm still in complete awe of that acft.
Actually he built like 2 or 3 actual planes a long time ago he wanted to introduce something to that into a commercial use as well as military but the government ment had him dismantle all of those planes in the late 50s to mid 60s I believe it.
1940s Flying Wing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-35
12:10 Even if you have bunkers... they need to be deeper than the 60m. 9:37 it carry's 2 of them that penetrate 61m So would the bunkers need to be 122m deep?
I live about an hour's drive from the airforce base that the B-2s are based out of, and they often do flyovers for different events near us. If it's cloudy at all, you won't see it until it's by you. And while you can hear it if you know what to listen for, the times I've seen them fly over, you don't really realize what they are until they pass you. The sound is directed behind them, and you just simply don't notice them until they are past you.
SR-71 Blackbird. My grandfather was on the team that helped build this secret plane. It's simply an amazing aircraft.
These bombers, along with the F-117 (not a fighter, though it's called a stealth fighter) are stealthy enough that during the Gulf War the anti-aircraft facilities of Iraq didn't detect them inbound, and only the explosions let them know they were being bombed, which is when they started firing skyward, basically shooting in the blind to try to hit something....but those bombers were gone by then.
The F117 was an attack aircraft and not a bomber. It was in fact the best a series aircraft ever made. It was never considered a bomber by the USAF man. Google it.
The B-2's are just down the highway from me, literally. Maybe 8 miles. They may go to other bases for events but always come home the the Whiteman AFB. I often watch them fly over my home along with many other military aircraft.
I'm not as close as you are, but I see them flying over our neighborhood fairly regularly too.
@@terismedley7467 is it a cool site to see
These guys are cool. Much love and respect from Seattle, Washington, USA
Man this plane brings back so many childhood memories lol, being like 45 mins away from Whitman air force base, I saw so many of them flying overhead and fly above the house at times and it truly is such a unique aircraft. 👌🏽🥳🤟🏽
I remember while I was in the USAF this plane was so secret I had to sign documents stating that if I ever divulged any knowledge of it I would tried for treason.
Thank you for your service my brother. LOL I CANNOT CONFIRM OR DENY THE PRESENCE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON THIS FACILITY
Some have mentioned the SR-71 Blackbird and yes, that would be a cool plane to show. I have family in Dayton Ohio and we visit the Wright Patterson Air Force Base where many many planes and other things are stored for people to see. They have one of the Black Birds there. Was really cool to be able to walk up to this thing and look right into the exhaust of one of those powerful engines. Amazing place spanding several big hangers. Also had ICBM missiles standing upright inside and Apollo 8 capsule on display. Burnt bad from re-entry but you could look inside it and it was smaller than I thought it would be. Best thing about this place is it is all free to visit or at least it was about 5 years ago. Not sure now. If you ever visit America, you must check them out. You will burn an entire day trying to see all. Even has one of Wright Brothers early planes, plane that dropped the bomb on Japan and a space simulator you can go inside to control a bit. That cost some. Also a nice gift shop with cool stuff.
I did four years in the US Navy then changed over to the Army until retirement. I love my country and I'm very patriotic, but it is sad that we spend more money on bombs than we do schools or hospitals.🙄
That is a dumb comment especially coming from a serviceman. Without defense we would not have schools or churches or children.
The F-117 was based in my Home state (New Mexico) in the 90s I used to see them flying all the time, very weird looking but awesome. I have seen B2s twice once at a airshow in the late 90s and the other in 2009. Completely bizarre but amazing aircraft
The B-2 was first publicly displayed on 22 November 1988 at United States Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. From reports the new B-21 Raider is also being built there.
Yes The B21 will be rolled out to the public sometime this year
@@jeffreyexposito3803 The question about the B21 is which direction the Air Force went with. Originally the aircraft was meant to be a "cheap" conventional aircraft and there was suppose to be a few hundred of them. The other direction is to make a few stealth bombers, basically upgraded B2s.
The nighthawk is also called the F-117. The “B” in B-2 stands for bomber, where as the “F” in the F-117, F-22 Raptor, F-35 lightening etc, stands for Fighter.
Love to see your reactions, if you want to something that is completely scary look up the ac-130 aka angle of death
I have seen one. It had an engine issue and did an emergency landing at the military base near me a few years back. The quarantined the area so no one could get anywhere other than the people who had to clearance to do so
The US does have defense links with New Zealand, so it's nice to know that if someone, (ahem, Putin or China) gets aggressive you have backup. If you think about it, we probably keep these in the air anytime that there are world conflicts and can be there so quickly it would shock people. I do wish that we were doing more to help those people in Ukraine who were building a thriving democracy.
I'd be more afraid of New Zealand's armed goats lol.
@@jeffburnham6611 and Australia’s flying Kangaroos.
It's criminal that we haven't. Ghosts of WWII.
too expensive to keep them flying. the pilots don't even fly these to get their required hours.
First flight of ship one was 17 July 1989. The program was 10 years old before it ever took flight, but a lot of technology development had to be figured out before it could be designed. We were still testing skin materials and coatings in the early 80's before they laid the first piece of the airframe.
Two that were amazing, when I was younger were the SR-71 Blackbird (which many have mentioned, and was featured in the movie "D.A.R.Y.L."), and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. I don't think you've done either of those, anyway.
My youngest son worked on B-2's for several years at Whiteman. I've been a technician on B-52's for 35 years.
It’s been a rough week. Your family always cheers me up, even given the subject of this video! Thanks, guys!
Stand Tall... Wish you a second wind full of strength an a humble soul for you.
The F-117 was designed in the 70s & 80s & made its big debut during the '91 Persian Gulf War with astounding results, ushering in the age of stealth combat. Definitely worth your time.
The B-2 Spirit will soon be replaced by the B-21 Raider, currently in development.
And remember the talking heads on TV laughing at President Reagan for talking about invisible aircraft 🤔🤔🤔🤔
When I lived in Las Vegas I got to see quite a few of these, with NAFB being on the edge of town. I would still love to see you guys react to the AC-130 series of gunships. I think the boys will get a kick out of them.
As I type, I'm about 15 miles from Whiteman AB. Spent a few years stationed there. My father worked at Northrup when the development and production was going on.
My husband's favorite plane is the A10. But he works on C130s for the AF :) honestly I love them all! And we have the AF museum here in Ohio where we are from. Where you can see these in person! And many many more planes/ aircraft/shuttles
The AF museum in Ohio is awesome! Visited with my brother about 20 years ago.
You can see these planes do flyovers over stadiums during big games sometimes. It is an awesome sight. You literally cannot see it until it is very close when it is flying low, just because of the non-reflectivity (I guess) and the small cross-section when viewed frontally in the sky. You also do not hear it at all when it is coming. Then it is on, and over, and past you with a rumble.
Keep up the great work yall! Have a great weekend everyone
Idk about New Zealand but on May 30th in America is Memorial Day where we remember our fallen Military Service Members. I dont know if you do music reactions, but i think it would be awesome from you guys to check out a song called Angel Flight(Radio Tower) remix. It's a bit of an emotional song specially for anyone who has served. If you react to it for Memorial Day would be awesome
I loved watching Denzel's face during this. We actually should be extremely glad that Germany lost WWII, they were working on and building the first wing planes, wings like the triangle and flat bombers like this. Germany was way ahead of any other country in stealth technology. After all, we did get Albert Einstein and other brilliant minds from Germany.
Einstein, since he was Jewish, left well before the war started. He, despite being a pacifist, was one of the ones who told the Allies that the Germans were trying to develop nuclear bombs and was one of the ones pushing the Allies to beat the Germans to it, before the Manhattan Project.
The mathematics behind stealth technology hadn't been worked out back then. It was a happy side effect of the flying wing design that resulted in a low radar cross section. The original design objectives were reduced weight and drag to extend the range of bombers.
And another for another person that we got from the Nazis is Otto von Braun who helped us develop the rockets that carried the first Americans to space. 😎
@@johnnymartin49, * Wehrner von Braun
@@MichaelScheele Sorry, speech to text and when I tried to edit it it still came out wrong. 😎
I live by two Air Force bases and one very close!!! Half of my property is military air space(landing strip). So I see all the planes everyday!! Some might find it annoying but I find it comforting! I love the sound of the fighter jets overhead training! I get a full air show everyday!! I also know when something is going on because I see all the other planes flying in 😉
There were a lot of ufo reports in the 80's and 90s in Nevada. People kept seeing these big triangular ufos. The airforce base that they tested the f-117 and the b-2 at is known as area 51.
Last year, there was a couple of times that my uncle said that he saw a white light flying silently across the sky where we live. He lives on the same property as me. The last time he saw it, he text and told us to go outside and look, because he was seeing it again. He said it was flying north.
I went out there, but there are too many trees where I'm at, that I can't see most of the sky. Within a minute, I heard multiple jets quickly fly into the area from the west. They briefly flew around where my uncle saw the white light, and then they flew south, by my house. I couldn't see them for the trees, but it sounded like there was at least 3 jets. I think my uncle said he saw 6 jets.
I did a barrel roll in the B-2 simulator. I was at Whitman investigating a F-15 crash. I saw the B-2 flying during it’s development when I was learning to fly the F-4.
Seeing these in person is wild! You don't see them coming and suddenly, it's there! I've also seen them on the ground, very interesting aircraft. The 117 is also amazing to see in person. Love Atlanta's food segments and Denzie's thievery! 🤣Keep it coming guys!
F-117s are also whisper quiet, even while taking off. I worked on some of their Avionics during the Kosovo Air War back in the late 90s in Aviano, Italy. They shared some Avionic systems with the F-16s, which was the normal aircraft we did maintenance for. F-117 pilots would tell stories of flying missions at night with fighters in combat around them never even knowing they were there and coming so close that the backwash from the other aircraft would literally shake the F-117.
I live just outside of edwards airforce base in Southern California. Boeing, and Northrup are there too manufacturers of those air craft. Seen all those up close and flying. Real cool stuff. Seen space shuttle land at edwards air too.
US Bomber capacity:
B2 Spirit: Slightly less than B52. The newest of the three.
B52: This one falls in the middle range of the three bombers, the oldest of the three.
B1-B: Largest capacity of all three bombers, and widest array of bomb types. Roughly 25% more than B2, and around 1/3 more than the B52. The fastest of the three, capable of Mach 3 flight.
If you are impressed with the B-2 Spirit Bomber (which is impressive plane all on its own) you should check out videos on the retired military plane (which is one my favorite my favorite military planes) the SR-71 Blackbird which (in my opinion) is impressive/ beautiful plane all on its own.
Then after checking out the video on the retired SR-71 Blackbird you should look up videos of some of the stores told by pilots that flew the SR-71 Blackbird. Like the “L.A. Speed Check Story” & the “Buzzing the Tower” story.
During the time of this bomber's SECRET development, there were often "UFO" sightings by civilians who got rare and brief glances of it in flight. Same goes with the F117 Night Hawk.
They were likely behind many of the UFO sightings near Area 51 in Nevada.
Last year, there was a couple of times that my uncle said that he saw a white light flying silently across the sky where we live. He lives on the same property as me. The last time he saw it, he text and told us to go outside and look, because he was seeing it again. He said it was flying north.
I went out there, but there are too many trees where I'm at, that I can't see most of the sky. Within a minute, I heard multiple jets quickly fly into the area from the west. They briefly flew around where my uncle saw the white light, and then they flew south, by my house. I couldn't see them for the trees, but it sounded like there was at least 3 jets. I think my uncle said he saw 6 jets.
There are also sightings of real UFOs, ask the man who's seen one.
I live in Missouri so I've seen the b2 many times. If you ever have a chance to see one at an airshow it's amazing.
I love how you guys have brought back the phrase "far out"! It hasn't been used in the US (at least in my area) since the 70's. Love it.
Lol yea bro the only other group of people i can think that says "far out" is Australians
@@cobiedoss6744 Yea I like the way they say it.
@@Mustang1984 same its kinda funny to me because of my Mississippi accent & no we dont all sound like they portray us 😂😂
Guys don t forget those bombers can be protected in a mision by f22 raptor or f35 aircrafts which also have these stealth thech.
In case anyone is wondering at 8:06 in the video you can see 4 hatches, 2 hatches per air intake. These are for letting more air into the engines at low speed. Also, some people might think the B-2 Spirit has only 2 engines when in fact it has 4.
In early 1996, I was on a walk in the village of Acton -- in a valley south of the high desert -- and I heard the roar of jet engines. Looking up, I saw a B2 and an F117 flying low, wingtip to wingtip over the village. They were breathtaking. To this day, I'm glad that those pilots got bored and decided to "have some fun"!
I have seen the B2 Spirit up close and it is pretty awesome.. I live in Missouri and I have been to where they are kept.. It also flew at the airshow I was at. When it is coming toward you, it is very hard to see because it is so thin, and you don't hear it until it passes overhead.. So glad this technology is ours!
Some more fun facts. A single B-2 bomber costs about $2 Billion. Because of the high price, only 21 were built. 20 are currently active since 1 crashed during take off due to an engine problem. (Both crew survived by ejecting). As amazing as the B-2 is, the US Air Force realized it needs to start replacing its aging fleets of Bombers, the B1, B-52 and even the B-2s here. So a decision was made to start on construction of the new generation of Stealth Bomber, the B-21 Raider. The Name comes from two things, the 21 meaning the first bomber built by the US in the 21st Century, and the name Raider is in honor of the group of Aviators from the WW2 operation known as the Doolittle Raid. These men called "Raiders" took off from a US Aircraft Carrier with B-25 Medium Bombers (which were never designed to do) to bomb Tokyo, in revenge for Pearl Harbor. the B-21 Looks very similar to the B-2, using the same design and construction process that the B-2 proved worked, but the new B-21 will be much more versatile in its role. Not only can it take on the role as a conventional bomber, but will also be able to perform other tasks, such as stealth reconnaissance or even be converted into a command plane for relaying and carrying out important communications and orders. Finally theres another big difference between it and its B-2 predecessor, Cost. Unlike the B-2s hefty $2 Billion price tag, the B-21 is estimated to be about $550 Million, almost a quarter of the cost. Which means they can afford a lot more. Right now, there's plans to order between 175-200 new B-21 Bombers to replace the aging fleet and be in service as early as 2030. There is more info on this bomber on Wikipedia and other various sources like Northop Grumans' main website, Google and TH-cam if you wanna learn more.
If it wasn't for the cost factor the SR-71 and the U-2 are the beginning of the modern stealth Air Craft for the USAF. Both were designed in the 1950's.
The U-2 experimented with Plasma Stealth in which they used uranium paint. The idea is that the radiation would prevent the signal from bouncing back to the dish. It didn't work.
@@orlock20 if they did some stupid thing like that it wasn't while work with them because we would all be dead from radiation poisoning. A am still alive and thank the Lord for that.
Year late but you are correct, the side profile is shaped like a bird. More specifically they shaped the B-52 based on a hawks shape during a dive.
Love your videos they are so fun to watch❤️
My father, during his time at Boeing, actually worked on the hatch mechanisms which would open the bomb bay to drop the ordnance for the B-2. It's funny because at that time he was dating my mother who worked in Seattle and she, along with her co-workers on the same floor as her, claim they witnessed a test flight for the B-2 before it was even announced. She says they were shocked to see such an oddly shaped aircraft flying so low while being near completely silent.
She had discussed what she saw with my father later that day but he couldn't explain anything about it due to its top secret nature.
if you want to check out a phenomenal spy plane you should look at the SR71 Blackbird.
My uncle worked on the construction of the B2, its quite a weapon for sure.
My favorite aircraft to ever exist. Granted it helps to know that my grandfather was one of the engineers to work on the development of this incredible piece of machinery. I also agree that you should definitely react to the SR-71 and the F-117. Another 2 incredible aircraft
My mum told us about the bombs dropping she was little girl during wwII and then again during the Korean War. She saw a plane grass into a tree and if course the pilot didn't survive. I love all your videos ....it's almost like I'm visiting you guys . Be safe and take care.
The b2 bomber was inspired by the peregrine falcon. If you look it up "b2 spirit bomber inspired from falcon" you should be able to see a side by side image of the two. You can see the uncanny resemblance! An awesome plane comes from an awesome falcon! A lot of planes are based off of falcons or eagles because they are the masters of the sky! Not to mention that a lot of things are based off of nature in general because it is proven to work!
My Brother lived in Vegas for about 5 yrs...& he use to leave every Monday AM in a Civilian plane & came back on Fridays the same way....& for 3 yrs. he could not tell his wife where he went or what he did...He is retired now from The Air Force & he was working on the Stealth.. This was in the early 80's...
To put the bomber's actual radar signature into perspective, it's roughly the same size as a kid's kite..... well below the lock-on threshold of 95% of radar guided weapons used world wide.
Actually I believe it's the size of a bumblebee
@@kennethohnemus3192 That's the f-117 nighthawk... the B-2's bomber's radar signature is right at 1/2 square meter..
@@kennethohnemus3192 It depends on the range and power from the radar. The closer to the radar, the larger it appears on radar. I'm guessing that the number given out is from the distance it can release its bombs and hit the target.
Retired USMC here, we love our NZ family
We been binge watching your channel for 2 days now. You all are a blessing.
We noticed that you talk some about American camping foods. We had shown a few of our favorites. Pizza, Blueberry or Apple Pudgy pies made in a campfire. Other favorite meals are Hobo dinners made in the coals of our campfire. Would love to see your reactions on those. We love camping and it is a summer way of life for us. We live in Northern Michigan. Ingat lagi kaibigan. (Tagalog for take care always friend ) God bless always.
Back in the day when the Air Force officially announced the plane, the windows were always covered, and there was only security people close to it. The Air Force was very protective of it. FYI....by the time you might hear the whistling of a bomb falling through the sky....it's too late...the bomb hit the ground. Sound travels slower than light (visual).
What they didn't really say is that the B-2 has been operational since the early 90s. I worked on B-52s in 93 and had some other guys in the shop that worked on B-2s. So it's been active for over 30 years.
B-2’s would likely be part of a strike package, and be escorted some of the way by fighters, likely F-22’s, for protection. Also AWACS would be able to warn the bombers if any unfriendly aircraft gets anywhere near them.
The B-2 is the most advanced bomber in the world. I like the F117 Night Hawk, stealth fighter we used in Desert Storm.
Now guys this is plane we use when someone says “oil”
Hello Family, If you ever wanted to know just how fast a U.S. Air Force SR -71 jet can fly. Check out the L.A. Speed story. By Major Brian Shul (Ret) Or another one is by Maj Shul is "Sled driver : Flying the worlds fastest jets" Great stories and some really great pictures of the SR-71.
Great stuff..... fam! 👏👍 you guys might find it interesting to check out the newer version of this plane..... the B-2 (Raider). Sleeker, more upgraded version of this plane..... also is VLO Stealth, so it will be a better, and more hi-tech version of the current B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. I've mentioned it before as a suggestion, but it is worth watching the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition between Northrop/Grumman vs. Lockheed/Martin. Ultimate Lockheed won and produced what became know as the F-22 Raptor. However, you might find it interesting to look at the plane that lost to the Raptor. It was produced by Northrop/Grumman and they built 2 prototypes of their plane for the competition. They built the YF-23 (Black Widow II) and the other plane was called the Grey Ghost. 1 full size model is still on display in one of our great museums across the country. At any rate...... there is footage out there the is pretty compelling that the YF-23 was the much more superior to the F-22 in several ways (including stealth) However, it was more expensive and labor intensive to apply the radar absorbing materials, and many top brass felt the YF-23 was the stealthier plane, and more maneuverable at near "hover" scenarios....... but it lost the ATF contract. As a consolation prize I guess...... the people at Northrop Grumman still were aware the B-2 Sprit and the upgraded Raider plane, airframe and avionics. All worth checking out in my opinion.
You should check out the M1 series tanks of the USA. I drive an M1A1 tank in Desert Storm as well as in Germany during the cold war. A truly awesome piece of hardware operated by a high speed, low drag crew of 4.
Those were some of the best shots I've ever seen of the B-2. Now do the F-117 like you said you would. And do a family reading of Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" followed by "Red Storm Rising". A chapter a day. And you'll be done before you know it.
The front looks like a beak and the side profile looks like a hawk because that's where the designers actually got their inspiration from! Look up B2 Eagle comparison!
.05 meters squared. If I figured this out correctly,I believe that makes it's "Radar Cross Section" ( converted for us U.S. people ) to a square that is less than 9 inches x 9 inches. Simply Amazing!
I love you guys do activities like this together...
I live in the United States, in California and actually in a city that's manufactures Military Aircraft such as thr B-2 Spirt Bombers ... I've seen them up close, flying over head & have been inside one .
I've also been inside a few other awsome planes like the SR-71 black bird , F-16 & F-18 & Space shuttle ( challenger) before one was available at a museum. As well as would often hear the sonic boom from them reentering the atmosphere & seening them land at the Military base near by.
Other American Aircraft that are pretty cool that are worth looking into yes the F-117 night Hawk.
But also the SR-71 , the AC-130 ( caution ⚠️ there are videos of the Aircraft in action in Afghanistan you probably wouldn't want your children to see but AC -130 it's an amazing plane ) there Also the U-2 Spy plane ...
Or American Aircraft Carriers would be a good video as well ..
Hello to your family from the United States 🇺🇸!!
Watching the Blue Angels fly is incredible.
Love all your vids. Thank you so much for this one. I learned a lot from it. 😊😊💯
thanks for the amazing video as per usual
I agree with Adam..Got to check out the SR-71 Blackbird!! Amazing!!
To put it into perspective, the .0001m2 radar cross section is the equivalent of a bumblebee.
I have an idea for you, keeping with the bomber theme you should check out the Rockwell B-1 lancer. The predecessor to the B-2 it is an absolutely impressive aircraft, with swept wing capability, like the f-14 tomcat from Top Gun. Keep making the great videos and good luck. 👍
The reason the F117 (the angular one) was angular is down to the limitations of computers of its era. When the B-2 was later designed, computing power and AI had exploded, so more complex calculations resulting in curved surfaces were possible. The B-2, while state of the art and unrivaled or really threatened, is ancient and its replacement is in late stages of development. Will likely look somewhat similar.
Look at a Peregrine falcon from thesis, and you will see where the design came from.
There is an old military saying, you never hear the bomb that kills you!
Yeah when I was in college I heard one of these in my area they are massive.
In the late 90’s I had a home in Pensacola, Florida USA very near the Naval Air station. It’s home to the Blue Angels. Every Tuesday we’d get a free show, that was their weekly day to practice and train. It was was a bit noisy, but awesome to behold.
I was only a couple miles to the bases front gate. And I’d seen many planes coming and going from that base. One day I was headed out front and when opened my front door, one of those bombers was headed directly toward my home. It scared the dickens out of me. I honestly, for a few moments, I really thought I was witnessing the aliens 👽 arrival!
That thing was absolutely huge! Seriously huge! And quite scary & intimidating.
Once my brain kicked in, I realized what it was, I’m glad it’s one of ours! 🇺🇸 I hope we never have the cause to use it! ☮️
By the way, I thoroughly enjoy your channel. I check every day for any new posts. Sam and Nadine, you’re raising a absolutely lovely family. I’m sure many viewers take note of what a healthy family unit is. You’re such a role model across the entire globe. 🌎
One question… have you thought of publishing a few things with your thoughts and views of the Russo-Ukrain war. Perhaps with just the two of you, without the kids. That subject matter wouldn’t appropriate for them. Unless, as a family you have all been talking about it. My reason for asking is simply wanting to know the perspective of people in different countries & different hemispheres. I’ve wondered what news coverage comes out over there in comparison to what we in the USA hear.
Maybe a quiet chat over a glass of wine to create episodes y’all might produce.
Meanwhile, a big fan of yours for quite some time now. Wishing you all the best from Key West, Florida USA
~David
PS. Have y’all ever done a reaction video on the Blue Angels of the US Airforce?
I like his Detroit pistons jersey because I’m a pistons fan as well
What's a sheep's favorite weapon? A Baaa-zooka! 😜
"Dad, what are we doing this weekend?"
"We're watching US military videos"
"Again?!"
"If we play our cards right, we'll get free foreign snacks again..."
You definitely want to check out the F-117 Nighthawk. It was quite effective in the first Gulf War but has long since been decomissioned. Still, a very cool-looking stealth fighter.
I grew up 25 minutes from Whiteman AFB. They would fly over my little town all the time.
As an American, I am very pleased to have such an effective military, but as a Christian I am ever mindful that if we are fighting against the Lord, He will not prosper our ways. Psalms 20:7 says "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God." Please keep us as a nation in mind in your prayers, that we follow that which is good, and not that which is evil. God bless you all.
One stealth fighter has the radar signature of a bumble bee.
SR71 blackbird , F22
Two amazing aircraft.