US Air Force Crazy Process to Start $2 Billion Stealth Plane
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So, what was the crazy process to start the 2 billion dollar stealth plane?
Still waiting to see what that's about too,
Probably pushing a button.
Recoil just like your gas mower! Choke and pull hard! Check oil and for gas first though.
@@cfusername id probably think more than one button lol
Good point… please TH-camrs, just be honest
Im so glad they talked about the "crazy process" of starting a $2Billion Stealth plane... absolutely mind boggling
f u n n y
I was thinking the same thing. thumbs down
Don't get me wrong, this is an awesome airplane but one can get a s*itload of 10,000$ drones for two billion. Yet bombers are still needed as they can be recalled. For me the craziness is in the cost.
I came here to write the exact same thing.
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.
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.
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
Calling them unstable is an understatement! Jack Northrup learned all about the instability issues with the XB-35 and then the YB-49.
@@kurtgriffin4163 it’s not moving faster than the speed of sound.
I found really crazy that it uses fly by wire and "incredible trust that propels the aircraft forward". Mind blowing.
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.
And wasn’t it two super engines and godawfull expensive? I read something somewhere about the $ that was involved with just the start cart….
@@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
The paint guy is only spraying air out of the paint gun. Lol quality work guys.
It wouldnt be stealth paint if you could see it..
I love America!
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.
Take a gander at an old Lockheed Constellation.
The F117 wasn’t revolutionary in its use of fly-by-wire. The F16 was the 1st.
Didn't say a damn thing about how they start it. I guess ya got me. Yay, you.
Those are some other worldly aircraft. I'm so glad they belong to us! 😊😊😊
It starts with an APU just like any other jet.
Thing looks like a sparrow hawk from the side view
Americans have the coolest stuff!
whoa, when that mid flight fuel flap turns back to closed, no gaps can be seen... thats some precision there.
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
And the "US Air Force Crazy Process to Start $2 Billion Stealth Plane" was WHERE in the video?
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...
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.
@@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.
@@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.
Jump start or do you have to push it and pop the clutch and hope for the best???🇨🇦😄
Very interesting, but nothing on the starting process.
Just, this is just humand kind madness, to, pay that kinds amounts of cash, simple plane, that's just fly high in the sky, 🤯🤯😪😪🤗🤗
🎉تشبه صقر الشاهين
watching it fly in the sky is so cool
Beauttiful technology leading the world to peace...🎉🎉🎉
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!!!
Guam, when I come up from Australia to Guam it is a common sight.
This is why I almost joined the air force. Problem: too short to be a pilot.
And what is so crazy about staying ahead of your enemies????
I was expecting something like the B-52 startup I watched elsewhere.
It's awesome to stand in a hanger at Whiteman and view up close and personal.
So, what was the fascinating process behind starting the 2 billion dollar stealth plane? 🛫💸
Excellent, Thank you👍
Nock nock boom 😂 special deliverys
Hopefully one day I will steal it ......
In GTA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A prodigy of technical in all senses!
And that crazy process would be what exactly?
Gebrüder Horten lassen grüßen!
so, what's the startup process?
So how does it start???
Love 😍😍Un&nato 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
NATO is loosing today..
I still have my “first flight” tie tack that was given to all who worked on her.
The F 117 is very famous for its invisibility, said anti-aircraft crew from Serbia...
It is a tribute to Jack Northop
Thats a beauty..i want one of those for my birthday🇺🇸🇵🇷😳👍
Technical development I bean!
flying in the sky like a flying bat.awesome.i love your video
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
serbian= heyyy Stealth bomber..remember me..
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.
The F-14 didn’t have FBW…
@@thatg6838 right. And neither does the F-15. He only got one out of 3 correct. 😂
@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183could be worse
WOW !
NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT STARTING THE ENGINES!!
Perfect timing with the B2 that was spotted over Miami Beach the other day (June 9, 2023).
The brits had the AVRO Vulcan bomber that had the radar cross section of a seagul in the 1960's
Greetings from Mexico.
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.
Why am I not surprised?
Ouch
13:01 me , dad , and gramp flying together
Greetings from Serbia. We didnt know that it was invisible sorry
Awesome Engineering. Like to fly in one of those.
Russia showed the NATO who is the master in Weapons, without too much noise. The price is not a reference, again Russia is the Number ONE in this field
What time does your "stand-up" comedy act start this evening?
Ha ha ha ha ha. Oh yeah. NATO bombed the heck out of Kosovo while Russia watched on the sideline. Most of the targets were struck by the B-2.
Showed when and where? I guess we all missed that event
الله اكبر والعزة لله
Watching you from dubai
Good night ahead 😴
Good grief! It's the Batplane!
日本にも配備してくれ。売ってくれ。
Japan is also a developed power
One would think they could afford new tires on a 2 billion $$$$ plane!!!
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
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.
Hopeless Diamond began in 1975. First DARPA contract awarded in 1976. Maiden flight 18 June 1981.
Check your math.
@@wzman2006 2023 - 1973? You're right 50 years old.
Thinking about the SR-71??
@@MyBelch Have Blue
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.
Very beautiful sweet sir
Oh, and such a diverse and inclusive work force! So natural and unforced.
Matlock super sar
thats the annual budget for the LAPD
The B2 is like my ex-gf .... high maintenance!
Learning about stealth technology is like learning about a nuclear bomb... you feel guilty but is so intriguing
When these stealth airplanes were first seen in the late 1980s, people were reporting triangular UFO in the US and UK.
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 :~)
? crazy start? Where?
Bravo
Love ur vidios
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.
Only 66 years between first powered, controlled flight at Kitty Hawk, and moon landing.
It still has special bombing uses, no wonder its not mass produced tho
Had absolutely nothing to do with starting the aircraft...
i could hot wire this in 30 seconds.
Thought this vid was supposed to be about starting the plane. What happened?
لا اله الا الله
Why crazy ?
Hadir guys👍
What a Beauty ❤
What a great German 1940s design 🥹
powerful US military👍💪💪💪
Never saw the process if starting the plane.
Rather the super expensive coating wrapped in super difficult to start bomber plane.
OK, a pretty plane. Now take out the nukes in Belarus!
6:12 through 6:17 isn't even the real plane!! It's some type of training mockup.
WHITE-man Air Force Base............ Whiteman. Sheesh.
Don’t forget about White Sands or as I like to call it now, Sands
There is something alien in the Northrop Grumman plane
You can't compare any Russian plane to stealth B2 because this bird is very secret
So were russian planes during soviet times, for example the drama behind the foxbat
Most people don’t know that the B2 use electrogravitics to save fuel. Positive 2 million Volts on the slats, negative 2 million volts on flap area. This when ingaged during cruise can save 35% fuel utilization.
LOL. No it doesn’t. 😂. On a side note, it doesn’t have slats either.
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..
I think that the F16 had FBW 15 years earlier than the B2.
Not what I expected
What push it and then let the clutch out
The way you start the B2 is:
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???
Its not witman AFB its Whiteman AFB