B-2 Spirit
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The B-2 Spirit is a U.S. stealth strategic bomber known for its flying-wing design and ability to penetrate sophisticated air defenses to deliver both conventional and nuclear weapons.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| B-2 Spirit canonical | 15 |
| Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit | 3 |
| B-2 Spirit stealth bomber | 2 |
| B-2A Spirit | 2 |
| Advanced Technology Bomber | 1 |
| B-2 Spirit aircraft | 1 |
| B-2 Spirit bomber | 1 |
| B-2 Spirit bombers | 1 |
| B-2 Spirit program | 1 |
| B-2A | 1 |
| Northrop B-2 Spirit | 1 |
| Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flying wing aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ stealth aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| armamentCapacity | 40000 lb of ordnance ⓘ |
| armamentType |
conventional bombs
ⓘ
nuclear bombs ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
| base |
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
ⓘ
surface form:
Whiteman Air Force Base
|
| combatRadius | approximately 2500 nmi ⓘ |
| conflictUsedIn |
Iraq War
ⓘ
Kosovo War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedTo |
deliver conventional weapons
ⓘ
deliver nuclear weapons ⓘ penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses ⓘ |
| designFeature |
fly-by-wire flight control system
ⓘ
flying wing configuration ⓘ low observable technology ⓘ radar-absorbent materials ⓘ stealth shaping ⓘ twin cockpit ⓘ |
| engineType | non-afterburning turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWithUnit |
509th Bomb Wing
ⓘ
surface form:
509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB
|
| firstFlight | 1989-07-17 ⓘ |
| height |
17 ft
ⓘ
5.2 m ⓘ |
| introduction | 1997-01-01 ⓘ |
| length |
21.0 m
ⓘ
69 ft ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Northrop Grumman
ⓘ
surface form:
Northrop Corporation
Northrop Grumman ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | high subsonic ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight |
152634 kg
ⓘ
336500 lb ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Spirit ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intercontinental range with aerial refueling
ⓘ
very low radar cross-section ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| powerplant |
General Electric F118
ⓘ
surface form:
General Electric F118-GE-100 turbofan
|
| primaryUser | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| programCost | approximately 2.1 billion USD per aircraft (including R&D) ⓘ |
| programName |
B-2 Spirit
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Advanced Technology Bomber
|
| programStart | 1979 ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 11100 km unrefueled
ⓘ
approximately 6000 nmi unrefueled ⓘ |
| role |
conventional bomber
ⓘ
nuclear bomber ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 50000 ft ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successor | B-21 Raider ⓘ |
| tailNumberPrefix | AF 8x-xxxx ⓘ |
| user |
131st Bomb Wing
ⓘ
509th Bomb Wing ⓘ |
| wingspan |
172 ft
ⓘ
52.4 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Advanced Technology Bomber
this entity surface form:
B-2 Spirit aircraft
subject surface form:
Northrop Grumman Corporation
this entity surface form:
B-2 Spirit bomber
this entity surface form:
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
this entity surface form:
Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit
subject surface form:
RAF Fairford
this entity surface form:
B-2 Spirit bombers
this entity surface form:
Northrop B-2 Spirit
subject surface form:
Whiteman Air Force Base
this entity surface form:
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
this entity surface form:
B-2 Spirit stealth bomber
this entity surface form:
B-2 Spirit program
this entity surface form:
B-2A
this entity surface form:
B-2A Spirit
this entity surface form:
B-2A Spirit
this entity surface form:
B-2 Spirit stealth bomber