@Josh_TN more realistically, there could eventually be capable wingman ucavs, or something along the lines of “expendable flying missile rails” filling that defensive role for penetrating platforms.
although, a flying SAM Site (Sm-6) would be something to marvel at lol
A new dedicated long range missile with combined rocket and scramjet engines for true hypersonic flight is what I am wanting but the AIM-260 will just have to do for now I suppose.
Or will AARGM-ER have such a mode? After all we know ARMs can go after large aircraft, even if by mistake.I personally wonder if HACM will have an air to air mode for use against slow multi engine targets. ASALM apparently was going to have an air to air mode for anti AEW work, though presumably with a nuclear weapon (kinda cheating).
The Raider's cat ears are no doubt secondary intake doors, just singular (for one engine). I believe that the individual door on the raider is significantly larger than either of those on the raider, likely since it is parallel to the airflow and doesn't force the air down into the intake.What are those hatches on the engines of a B-2 that are open during takeoff?
I just watched this drool-inducing video of Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, And noticed that there are a couple of hatches near each engine, which were open: I initially thought they were open for someaviation.stackexchange.com
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Or will AARGM-ER have such a mode? After all we know ARMs can go after large aircraft, even if by mistake.
Kinda back in October we didI don't know if we ever solved the mysterious flaps on the top of the B-21,
It can serve like tailsThe Raider's cat ears are no doubt secondary intake doors, just singular (for one engine). I believe that the individual door on the raider is significantly larger than either of those on the raider, likely since it is parallel to the airflow and doesn't force the air down into the intake.
Notably, having only 2 doors instead of 4 is significantly easier to maintain and actuate...
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I have a question ? Why we can have photography of the B-21 rear while we never had on the B-2 before decades ? The B-21 is very classified but they show us the exhausts ?
I'm sure people can answer this far better than I can, but I believe that the rear of the B-2 was known thanks to an Aviation Week Cessna conducting an ISR mission over the reveal party. https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...behind-aviation-weeks-b-2-rollout-photo-scoop.I have a question ? Why we can have photography of the B-21 rear while we never had on the B-2 before decades ? The B-21 is very classified but they show us the exhausts ?
Yes I don't understand why this is so easy to see the nozzle of the B-21 for a highly classified plane....I'm sure people can answer this far better than I can, but I believe that the rear of the B-2 was known thanks to an Aviation Week Cessna conducting an ISR mission over the reveal party. https://aviationweek.com/defense-sp...behind-aviation-weeks-b-2-rollout-photo-scoop.
Probably because the nozzle itself doesn't particularly show something new.Yes I don't understand why this is so easy to see the nozzle of the B-21 for a highly classified plane....
One only can wonder what exactly nozzle secrets you have seen on fistful of pics full of heat haze when some couldn't even count their numbers.Yes I don't understand why this is so easy to see the nozzle of the B-21 for a highly classified plane....
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/northrop-grumman-b-21a-raider-lrs-b.25915/post-567171An interesting photo that I don't believe was shared here, dated back to the initial reveal of the Raider.
Darn it!
Flateric have realy good news at each time on this forum and you will do well to listen him guy.Darn it!
Are you really a human, or rather an elephant with internet access?
The B-21 made public roll out in december 2022 this picture now is interesting but it was interesting before the roll out ....An interesting photo that I don't believe was shared here, dated back to the initial reveal of the Raider. Note the departure from the B-2's nose design, with a far more pointy or even stretched shape..
The B-2 had one the day it was rolled out. It was on the cover of Aviation Week.I have a question ? Why we can have photography of the B-21 rear while we never had on the B-2 before decades ? The B-21 is very classified but they show us the exhausts ?
The B-2 had one the day it was rolled out. It was on the cover of Aviation Week.
True but all you're really seeing is darkness. You can't see up it. (The shot earlier in the thread that is.)That pic wasn't quite the "up-kilt" shot of the B-21 seen earlier in the thread. USAF is still pretty protective of what's inside the exhaust ducts.
I think he was making a reference to elephant's legendarily long memories, so it was a compliment.Flateric have realy good news at each time on this forum and you will do well to listen him guy.
Ah yes ok.I think he was making a reference to elephant's legendarily long memories, so it was a compliment.
Yup. I wanted space for a couple of AARGM-ERs that didn't take space in the bomb bay, and could use a faster-moving door to the small bay.I really wanted there to be auxiliary bomb bays, but Im convinced everything is maintenance outside the center bomb bay.
As on the B-2, going outboard to inboard, MLG > possibly engine bay door (got to be able to engine swaps, hydro, ECS maintenance, etc) > possible small payload/weapons bay door(s) > then the single, main weapons bay. Don't know when we will see any top view images, probably not any time soon since there are no official flight test images or videos.I really wanted there to be auxiliary bomb bays, but Im convinced everything is maintenance outside the center bomb bay.
With those mid bays split the way they are, I'm eyeballing the length of the forward part to 6-8ft (roughly the width of the central bay). The aft part of those doors suggests things other than a weapons bay, and the forward part is too short to hold anything but a SDB.As on the B-2, going outboard to inboard, MLG > possibly engine bay door (got to be able to engine swaps, hydro, ECS maintenance, etc) > possible small payload/weapons bay door(s) > then the single, main weapons bay. Don't know when we will see any top view images, probably not any time soon since there are no official flight test images or videos.
SM-6 is a fantastic bit of kit. Whatever ordinance is prevalent with 1000 CCA's they need to value engineer for manufacturing volume and cost. $4M missiles won't cut it.Given that CCAs will start enter service around the same time as B-21, I would think they would end up having some or operating behind fighters that did
I was thinking SM-6 would be a fascinating piece of ordnance because it would be long range air to surface/anti ship/air to air, but more realistically SiAW will fill two of those roles and be carried in larger numbers, so presumably that would be adopted once available.
Possibly a similar purpose?... and the forward part is too short to hold anything but a SDB.
I believe that it would make more sense for the decoy panel to be closer to the aft of the raider rather than sitting mostly in the middle of the underside… think one of the panels where the trailing air data probe was attached during the initial flight. (obviously instead of being externally attached it would release from the bay as it opens as on the f35)Possibly a similar purpose?