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Check Out These Shots Of The B-2 Spirit Refueling From a KC-135 After The Super Bowl Flyover
The B-2 Spirit was part of the first-of-its-kind trifecta flyover during the National Anthem performance at the LV Super Bowl. (theaviationist.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Having been there, Navy air, but same needs, I will tell you that that was not a boondoggle. Even the refueling was training. Try it some night, getting the lights right and not being distracted by the world below. Besides, they were not at optimum altitude for a good time period. I didn't open the down voted remarks. Didn't need to. You naysayers need to take a breath and look at this great country. Great because of men/women like these. (and why do people make such a fuss about a woman driving a big plane? Sheesh)
War monger :-)
Next year I'd like to see a flyover of all of the Transport aircraft including the KC 10,135 and 46. Without them none of these aircraft would have the global range they now enjoy.
Sir, obviously you are a hate monger, warmonger and despise Mother Earth ;-)
Am I the only one who thinks the second picture of the fueling B2 looks like a stingray (the animal, of course)?
Considering that the first two digits of a US military aircraft's registration number is the fiscal year it was bought, we are celebrating a 27 year old B-2, a 34 year old B1B and a 61 year old B-52, all refueled by a pair of 60 year old KC-135s. Who says we don't get our money's worth out of these assets?
You're making it sound like they don't cost any money to operate and more importantly MAINTAIN.
Worth every cent.
Nope. Not my intention. New or old, training, operation and maintenance costs are present. My point is that we have made a great investment in these platforms, and in these specific cases, we certainly have got our money's worth. I could say the same about the A-10, E-3 and others, but the topic of this article is the three bombers.