This 45 minute video tells just about everything concerning the B-2 that is not classified. I found it to be quite interesting. The video has five chapters: 1. History ; 2. Stealth ( @14:06 ) ; 3. Aeronutics ( @28:52 ) ; 4. Missions ( @36:00 ) ; 5. Weapons ( @40:05 )
Video here if embed fails --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=godifMGvf6c
Northrop's B-2 stealth bomber features low observable stealth technology designed for penetrating dense anti-aircraft defenses. During manufacturing, a former car plant in Pico Rivera, California was acquired and extensively rebuilt. The plant's employees were sworn to complete secrecy regarding their work. To avoid the possibility of suspicion, components were typically purchased through front companies, military officials would visit out of uniform, and staff were routinely subjected to polygraph examinations. The secrecy extended so far that access to nearly all information on the program by both Government Accountability Office (GAO) and virtually all members of Congress itself was severely limited until the mid-1980s. The B-2 reportedly was first flown in 1989.
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