New USAF B-21 Bomber (1 Viewer)

[BLReed]

Kind of ugly.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/02/26/air-force-unveils-initial-b-21-long-range-bomber-design.html?intcmp=hpbt1

 

[theBaron]

Well, it looks pretty much like the B-2.

The designation doesn't make much sense, either, unless there have been 19 other designations issued since the B-2 was accepted.

Prost!
Brad

 

[BLReed]

The designation doesn't make much sense, either, unless there have been 19 other designations issued since the B-2 was accepted.

For what it is worth..................
"The B-21 designation makes a lot of sense marketing-wise but may upset the most extreme military aviation aficionados out there. The “21" in B-21 is clearly there for marketing purposes, signifying that it is the bomber of the 21st century. It is also interesting that the first lot of production aircraft will include 21 units.

The B-21 designation deviates from the USAF’s modern bomber designation system that has included B-1 and B-2, with B-3 being the predicted designation for the LRS-B and the failed Next Generation Bomber and 2018 Bomber initiatives that came before it.

The truth is the Pentagon’s aircraft designation systems have never made cohesive sense. The B-21 is named so because of marketing, especially to lawmakers who control the purse strings on Capitol Hill, and the young but essential program needs all the help it can get."

 

[theBaron]

For what it is worth..................
"The B-21 designation makes a lot of sense marketing-wise but may upset the most extreme military aviation aficionados out there. The “21" in B-21 is clearly there for marketing purposes, signifying that it is the bomber of the 21st century. It is also interesting that the first lot of production aircraft will include 21 units.

The B-21 designation deviates from the USAF’s modern bomber designation system that has included B-1 and B-2, with B-3 being the predicted designation for the LRS-B and the failed Next Generation Bomber and 2018 Bomber initiatives that came before it.

The truth is the Pentagon’s aircraft designation systems have never made cohesive sense. The B-21 is named so because of marketing, especially to lawmakers who control the purse strings on Capitol Hill, and the young but essential program needs all the help it can get."

That bothers me a little. I'd rather that the military didn't worry about marketing so much. Of course, I'm under no illusions. I know that public relations has been a concern of fighting men, probably since Og picked up a club and then had to explain to the tribe why they needed to fight the Fire People over the next ridge.

Prost!
Brad