Photo of the 2nd B-21 taking to the skies for the first time. Posted by the official Twitter account of Northrop Grumman.
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tbh, B21 is a downgrade from B2 except for the software and metallurgy part. We are looking at a 4 engine B2 vs 2 engine B21.
Without high power generation, it will put B21 more at a disadvantage compared to B2. Perhaps, the CCA will make up for that disadvantage.
B-21 has much better engines though, the original B-2 basically just used off the shelf F-110 with no afterburner from the 80s while B-21 uses two medium bypass engines with modified F-135 technology. It's quite possible the two PW-9Ks might actually output more power than four F-118s.
The B-21 is a comprehensive upgrade of the B-2 in terms of its engine, stealth capabilities, and avionics systems. In terms of stealth alone, the B-21 is undoubtedly more advanced than the B-2 from decades ago.
Just as the J-16 cannot be viewed as a simple replica of the Su-27, the B-21 should not be seen as a cheap scaled-down version of the B-2. The next-generation avionics and airframe design of the B-21 grant this aircraft significant modification potential, enabling it to be transformed into a stealth tanker, stealth command aircraft, unmanned bomber, stealth weapons carrier, large electronic warfare aircraft, and more.
Just as the J-16 cannot be viewed as a simple replica of the Su-27, the B-21 should not be seen as a cheap scaled-down version of the B-2. The next-generation avionics and airframe design of the B-21 grant this aircraft significant modification potential, enabling it to be transformed into a stealth tanker, stealth command aircraft, unmanned bomber, stealth weapons carrier, large electronic warfare aircraft, and more.
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Now . . . well . . . I'll let the photos speak for themselves.
Now . . . well . . . I'll let the photos speak for themselves.
There is no way the B-21 has more engine output than the B-2.
The B-21 is smaller, shorter-ranged and only has half the bomb bay capacity of a B-2
Wiki says the B-21 has 240? kN of thrust, whereas the B-2 is listed at 308 kN
Some more awesome photos of the new B-21 taken from DVIDs in high quality. When you see the intakes from the side angle they look pretty wild!
The shaping around the cockpit/nose area is quite interesting. Everything just looks very organic.
There seems to be some squares near the underside near the nose of the aircraft that appear black in some shots, but blend with the body in others. Does anybody know what they would be used for? You can clearly see what looks to be some outlines for maybe radar or other sensors along the front bottom side of the aircraft as well.
The shaping around the cockpit/nose area is quite interesting. Everything just looks very organic.
There seems to be some squares near the underside near the nose of the aircraft that appear black in some shots, but blend with the body in others. Does anybody know what they would be used for? You can clearly see what looks to be some outlines for maybe radar or other sensors along the front bottom side of the aircraft as well.
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Thrust output does not equates to electrical generation, next generation engines are expected to output much more electrical capacity than last generation engines of similar thrust and size.
I suspect the conversation between yourself and @bebops may have used the word "power" differently (i.e.: I think he may have used it to describe the total thrust available to B-2, while you are talking about electrical power generation)