The B-2 Can Carry a 20 Ton Payload 6,000 Miles without Refueling | Popular Mechanics

Built to give America a decisive advantage in a nuclear war, the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit was the world’s first heavy payload bomber to incorporate a radar-defeating stealth design.
With the ability to carry eight times the payload of the F-117 Nighthawk and an un-refueled range of 6,000 nautical miles, the B-2 Spirit is a globe-spanning bomber that lives up to its ghostly name. Despite a 172-foot wingspan and the ability to carry 20 tons of firepower onboard, it’s alleged to be smaller on radar than even America’s F-35.
This bomber was so advanced when it entered service in 1997 that today, more than 25 years later, America’s enemies are still trying to catch up. Meet the B-2 Spirit.
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The B-2 Can Carry a 20 Ton Payload 6,000 Miles without Refueling | Heavy Metal | Popular Mechanics

[@Knuckledragnation]

Crazy to think of how much payload this aircraft can carry.
Especially after reading the B-29’s payload capacity (4.5 tons).
It’s similar to reading my new Ram Dually Diesel’s payload compared to say similar trucks from just 10-15 years prior.
Technology and innovation is definitely keeping up with the times and in certain case’s surpassed anyone’s wildest dreams.
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[@FMFvideos]

This is old tech, the new ones have alien technology.