I remember when Trump decided not to scrap the B-52. Some people were saying that said Trump was an idiot for salvaging such an old plane. I told them their ignorance was showing. They're sure quiet now.
Exactly - these things (in my case anyway) take off from Barksdale, fly to the middle east, drop their bombs, turn around and fly right back home - without landing. They get in-air refueling of course, but the mission is just a ~36-40 hour round trip. As long as these things are viable there is absolutely no reason to ground them. They can go anywhere around the world.
Technically no. They have a couple different things though. They have a crude urinal, a relief tube (drains to the same place the urinal - a bowl with a tube - does, and what they call a honey bucket. That's kind of like the thing some preppers buy, and is basically a bucket, a bag, and a seat that goes on the bucket and holds the bag.
They have been beautifully re-purposed. Latest version basically got completely refurbished airframe to "reset" fatigue cycle material limit which typically limits the life of the airframe (# of flight cycles before overhaul/maint/repair required due to flight loads).
If you can fly high enough, then the ordinance has the ability to fly a certain trajectory to its target using the airflow over its control surfaces (unpowered, no rocket engine).
I remember when Trump decided not to scrap the B-52. Some people were saying that said Trump was an idiot for salvaging such an old plane. I told them their ignorance was showing. They're sure quiet now.
Exactly - these things (in my case anyway) take off from Barksdale, fly to the middle east, drop their bombs, turn around and fly right back home - without landing. They get in-air refueling of course, but the mission is just a ~36-40 hour round trip. As long as these things are viable there is absolutely no reason to ground them. They can go anywhere around the world.
Definitely an oldie but goodie.
that was what I was about to ask, about that big plane flying all that way.
Do they really have a toilet onboard or is that a wives tale?
Technically no. They have a couple different things though. They have a crude urinal, a relief tube (drains to the same place the urinal - a bowl with a tube - does, and what they call a honey bucket. That's kind of like the thing some preppers buy, and is basically a bucket, a bag, and a seat that goes on the bucket and holds the bag.
The B-2 does have a chemical toilet.
They have been beautifully re-purposed. Latest version basically got completely refurbished airframe to "reset" fatigue cycle material limit which typically limits the life of the airframe (# of flight cycles before overhaul/maint/repair required due to flight loads).
If you can fly high enough, then the ordinance has the ability to fly a certain trajectory to its target using the airflow over its control surfaces (unpowered, no rocket engine).
I had no idea, that is really neat! My son will love to Lear about that.