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Originally posted by eXtenz
I just had some ideas after watching stealth and beyond.... about the b2..
If anyone remembers awhile back some ppl claimed that in the leading edge of the wing there are some wires...some theorized that they were possibly ion lifter like devices that moved the air so the wing could experience less drag...and all kindsa other weird theorys...
I got to thinking, it could very well just be their radar they developed... while watching stealth and beyond the guy mention they had to figure out how to develope and fit radar into teh aircraft.... and i was thinking that would very well be the most effective way...as for not being able to fly in rain / moist atmospheres...that could most likely be because of hte RAM
just some ideas....lemme know what you think....is it radar...or is it 'antigravity'
Originally posted by roniii259
Well i do know that the radar is virtually undetectable by varrying its frequencies. Like a discl ball it wends out multiple frequences that are randomly chosen and stored by the computer. The differnet frequencies are then recieved by anteneas built flush with the skin like the raptor. The beauty of this system is while an enemy could listen in on just one frequency it would not last long enough to identify the source.
Originally posted by ShadowXIX
Originally posted by roniii259
Well i do know that the radar is virtually undetectable by varrying its frequencies. Like a discl ball it wends out multiple frequences that are randomly chosen and stored by the computer. The differnet frequencies are then recieved by anteneas built flush with the skin like the raptor. The beauty of this system is while an enemy could listen in on just one frequency it would not last long enough to identify the source.
ronniii259 is correct about the way the b-2 radar works I know people that worked on this planes construction and I have to tell everyone there is no antigravity or anything like that on it. I is the most advanced known aircraft ever built even more so than the shuttle and is a technologicail wonder in its own right without the claim of antigravity system. Interesting thing about the b-2 is if you know how many b-2s there are you know how many major nuclear missile faclities there are in russia. This plane was built as a first strike weapon built to carry nukes though its used as a non nuclear bomber this was not what it was designed for.
Originally posted by eXtenz
I just had some ideas after watching stealth and beyond.... about the b2..
If anyone remembers awhile back some ppl claimed that in the leading edge of the wing there are some wires...some theorized that they were possibly ion lifter like devices that moved the air so the wing could experience less drag...and all kindsa other weird theorys...
I got to thinking, it could very well just be their radar they developed... while watching stealth and beyond the guy mention they had to figure out how to develope and fit radar into teh aircraft.... and i was thinking that would very well be the most effective way...as for not being able to fly in rain / moist atmospheres...that could most likely be because of hte RAM
just some ideas....lemme know what you think....is it radar...or is it 'antigravity'
Originally posted by eXtenz
Well im not sure how radar works but if there was a detectable amount of electricity flowing thru the leading edge of the wing, could it not be because of the radar? probably not just curious...
And for my own reason, I Never said the b2 had antigravity.... i was just tossing a theory out there to further debunk the myth... such as i DO beleive the radar is hidden in the leading edge of the wing...but i dont discredit the whole plasma stealth thing... i find it more likely it would use that energy to help reduce the friction of the FRONT of the wing cutting thru the air, by doing what lifter projects do...ionize the air and direct it elsewhere..thus they could effectively keep the air from touching the front of the wing all together, and create less drag.... (although we will probably never know what really is in the leading edge of the wing)
First the peice about the B-2 not flying in the rain. That is PURE MYTH and has NO FACTUAL BASES! The B-2 can and does fly in the rain just like any other plane. As a matter of fact it had to fly for 8 hours non-stop in pouring rain to complete one of it's Required climatic tests. Rain has no effect on the B-2 in any way. However,you can't fly it in heavy hail storms, because the larger Ice can put small dents in the plane's skin.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
Why would the B-2 or any other jet need to fly 8 hours in rain they fly above the clouds so there is no weather up there. Also any airplane can be damaged if it was flown in heavy hail try going supersonic when you have hail hitting your plane at those speeds
Originally posted by WestPoint23
First the peice about the B-2 not flying in the rain. That is PURE MYTH and has NO FACTUAL BASES! The B-2 can and does fly in the rain just like any other plane. As a matter of fact it had to fly for 8 hours non-stop in pouring rain to complete one of it's Required climatic tests. Rain has no effect on the B-2 in any way. However,you can't fly it in heavy hail storms, because the larger Ice can put small dents in the plane's skin.
Why would the B-2 or any other jet need to fly 8 hours in rain they fly above the clouds so there is no weather up there. Also any airplane can be damaged if it was flown in heavy hail try going supersonic when you have hail hitting your plane at those speeds