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Year:
1997
Status
Active, In-Service
Crew
2
Production
21 Units
Northrop Grumman - USA
United States
- Ground Attack
Length:
69.00 ft (21.03 m)
Width:
172.01 ft (52.43 m)
Height:
16.99 ft (5.18 m)
Empty Weight:
158,071 lb (71,700 kg)
MTOW:
376,109 lb (170,600 kg)
(Diff: +218,037lb)
(Showcased weight values pertain to the Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit production model)
4 x General Electric F118-GE-110 non-afterburning turbofans developing 17,300 lb of thrust each.
Max Speed:
628 mph (1,010 kph; 545 kts)
Service Ceiling:
49,869 feet (15,200 m; 9.44 miles)
Max Range:
6,897 miles (11,100 km; 5,994 nm)
(Showcased performance values pertain to the Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit production model; Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database)
Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following held in two internal bomb bays (40,000 lb overall limit):
16 x AGM-129 Air-launched Cruise Missiles (ACMs).
16 x B61 strategic free-fall nuclear bomb.
16 x B83 strategic free-fall nuclear bomb.
80 x MK 82 conventional drop bombs.
16 x MK 84 conventional drop bombs.
16 x Joint Direct-Attack Munition (JDAM).
16 x GAM-enabled drop bombs.
EGBU-28 "Enhanced Guided Bomb Unit" drop bombs.
AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW).
AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (JASSM).
(Showcased armament details pertain to the Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit production model)
B-2 "Spirit" - Base Series Designation B-2A - Initial Production Model Designation; 21 aircraft produced. B-2A Block 30 - Modernized standard for all existing B-2A production aircraft.
General Assessment
Firepower
Performance
Survivability
Versatility
Impact
Values are derrived from a variety of categories related to the design, overall function, and historical influence of this aircraft in aviation history.
Overall Rating
The overall rating takes into account over 60 individual factors related to this aircraft entry. The rating is out of a possible 100.
94
Relative Maximum Speed
Hi: 750mph
Lo: 375mph
This entry's maximum listed speed (628mph).
Graph average of 562.5 miles-per-hour.
City-to-City Ranges
NYC
LDN
LDN
PAR
PAR
BER
BER
MSK
MSK
TKY
TKY
SYD
SYD
LAX
LAX
NYC
Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit operational range when compared to distances between major cities.
Aviation Era Span
Showcasing era cross-over of this aircraft design.
Unit Production (21)
Comm. Market HI*: 44,000 units
Military Market HI**: 36,183 units
21
21
* Commercial Market High belongs to Cessna 172.
** Military Market High belongs to Ilyushin Il-2.
Max Altitude Visualization
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