 | B-2: Spirit of New York at Edwards| Modern Discuss B-2: Spirit of New York at Edwards in the Other Eras forums; Great pictures of the B-2 and good commentary. Enjoy.
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10-29-2007, 11:02 AM
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Great pictures of the B-2 and good commentary. Enjoy. B-2 Spirit
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10-29-2007, 11:06 AM
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I was flying from Fresno to L.A. a few years ago in a private plane and a B-2 passed a couple thousand feet below us near the Edwards area...
very cool! Not an angle everybody gets to see. 
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10-29-2007, 11:18 AM
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has anyone else heard of those issues?
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10-29-2007, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by comiso90  Soon after the B-2's introduction, I heard of problems of the skin buckling and warping when exposed to moisture, thus compromising the stealth radar signature...
has anyone else heard of those issues? | I worked on the first 7 - never heard such thing although I do know there was continual maintenance activities to maintain the skin.
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10-29-2007, 04:15 PM
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