I Fly in the B-2 Stealth Bomber!

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  • Опубликовано: 17 дек 2023
  • I recently got the privilege to fly in the illustrious B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber in celebration of its 30-year anniversary. I was only the 820th person to do so, and one of the few civilians ever granted access to the secure flight line and cockpit.
    Discover firsthand how the dedicated women and men of the U.S. Air Force maintain a state of constant readiness, prepared to respond at a moment's notice.
    The B-2, a symbol of American military prowess, continues to serve its vital role even as the U.S. Air Force prepares to welcome the next generation B-21 Raider into their fleet in the coming years.
    Special thanks to the women and men of the Air Force Global Strike Command, 509th OG, 509th BW, 393rd Bomb
    Squadron, Bandit and all the other Air Force personnel who took part in this flight, and to Northrop Grumman.
    B-2 flight Q&A: • Q&A: Flying in the B-2...
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    Naveed spent 3 years successfully working undercover against Russian military intelligence as a double agent. His story working against Russia is told in his book, “How to Catch a Russian Spy.” After playing the role of a real James Bond, he went on to become an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy. He is a Newsweek Editor-at-Large and a former MSNBC analyst.
    Naveed has no intention of traveling to Russia anytime soon.
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  • @Unconventional-Newsweek
    @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад +8

    Have questions? Check out the B-2 Q&A.ruclips.net/video/S5PFlLfV624/видео.html
    Also check out our B-52 ep ruclips.net/video/xufTUIf4MVY/видео.html

    • @BernardusKhan-bq8vu
      @BernardusKhan-bq8vu 3 месяца назад

      Hi yes ok all bam DDD Meghalaya Assam state karbi anglong all jowai Town bam bam 👈👁️💥✍️👁️

  • @Opusss
    @Opusss 5 месяцев назад +462

    You've made every military aircraft enthusiast indescribably jealous. Thanks for taking us along on this once in a lifetime experience.

    • @brianobrian6637
      @brianobrian6637 5 месяцев назад +15

      I was foaming at the mouth about 15 seconds in when I realized the video was legit! You said it very well my friend!!

    • @mjpt57
      @mjpt57 5 месяцев назад +6

      Not to mention Mover and Gonky fizzing up over it on their channel!

    • @ReadyToFly24
      @ReadyToFly24 5 месяцев назад +3

      he also pissed off every maintenance worker that day lol (because he got a flight and none of them did).

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      @@ReadyToFly24 actually spirit # 221 is a crew chief.

  • @RobertWilliams-ox4hz
    @RobertWilliams-ox4hz 5 месяцев назад +499

    I can't wait until 2063 when the B21 Unconventional video comes out.

    • @KyleCowden
      @KyleCowden 5 месяцев назад +37

      And I'll only be 103! WooHoo! 😂

    • @MrBen527
      @MrBen527 5 месяцев назад +4

      Lol. Doubt, you'll have to wait that long.

    • @petekaragiannis1716
      @petekaragiannis1716 5 месяцев назад +33

      The B-52 will do a commemorative fly past when that video comes out

    • @ghosttownhunts
      @ghosttownhunts 5 месяцев назад +1

      lol 😂

    • @knight1706
      @knight1706 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@KyleCowdenLong live Kyle!

  • @utvwerxoffroadfabdesign4172
    @utvwerxoffroadfabdesign4172 5 месяцев назад +86

    I was stationed at Whiteman from 2015-2020 as an air traffic controller (tower and radar) and I must say, Col Butler was/is an exemplary commander. During my time, he was then, commander of the 509th Operations Support Squadron. He was always there for his people and was huge on training to make his people under his command the best they could be! I still keep in touch with him to see how things are going as the 509th bomb wing commander and am so happy to see that Ghost hasn’t changed a bit! I miss and love the 509th!

  • @arned2493
    @arned2493 5 месяцев назад +8

    The only time that I've ever seen one was on 9/11 flying over Dallas, hours after the towers had fallen. America was in shock and there was an eerie silence throughout and while I sat outside a coffee shop w/ a friend and talked, it was just by chance that I'd looked up and saw the bird making its way across the metroplex. What a masterpiece of a plane.

  • @Ayane13b
    @Ayane13b 5 месяцев назад +19

    They really have a black ice tree hanging in the B-2 😂 i love it. My car smells the same as a B-2! They're basically the same vehicle. I basically own a B-2

  • @brianobrian6637
    @brianobrian6637 5 месяцев назад +44

    IDK Where to begin!! I thought this video title was spam at first. NOT sure everyone who watches this understands JUST how significant THIS is! A VIDEO of Real, B-2 in flight. 1 pilot not 2. Whiteman ramp/flight line of the B-2 & associated security teams protecting a highly classified National asset and nuclear weapons. My Man is 1 incredibly privileged individual. To the best of my knowledge is also THE first media related person to not only fly inside of a B-2 also recieve permission to document the process. Another HUGE part of all this is the spotlight placed on the maintainers can NOT be emphasized enough!! It truly takes a team & I love how you said that they are ALL HERO'S!!! The pilots do recieve the glory, this ground shattering video will hopefully serve to educate people that the maintainers of all Military aircraft and especially low observable (or "stealth") aircraft is one of the most dedicated and hard working teams in our Military that does not often get quite all the credit they deserve. ALL Our Men & Women of Our Armed Forces are Hero's that work their butt's off for Our Nation & Our safety. America NEEDS THIS video right now!!! Hats off to you Sir! IDK HOW you pulled this off! Congratulations! Someone correct me if I'm wrong I do not believe this has ever been done before?

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +6

      I am the only journalist to film and fly inside both the B-52 and B-2! Ty for the kind words! It was/is an honor to be trusted to tell this story!

    • @brianobrian6637
      @brianobrian6637 5 месяцев назад +1

      I CANNOT compliment you & your crews work enough! T.Y.!!!​@Unconventional-Newsweek

  • @caseylevy7310
    @caseylevy7310 5 месяцев назад +115

    What a beautiful testament to all the Airmen that work behind the scenes to get these wonderful aircraft in the air... the pilots may get the glory - but the support staff deserve it even more!!

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +13

      It’s the truth! There’s an army of unseen people that keep this jet in the air!

    • @Airsally
      @Airsally 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@Wildwooddigitalhave him tell you how to spell Northrop...lol

    • @srenkoch6127
      @srenkoch6127 5 месяцев назад

      Let's just hope they never have to do their primary mission......

    • @slbrick56
      @slbrick56 5 месяцев назад

      And a wonderful tribute to the engineers who developed, and created, this extraordinary aircraft.

    • @nhall00195
      @nhall00195 4 месяца назад

      Shut up…pilots are the most important, by FAR

  • @arazduhoki225
    @arazduhoki225 4 месяца назад +2

    "Providing our enemies a chance to die for thier country" ....thats next level badass...

  • @mummificationpls
    @mummificationpls 5 месяцев назад +58

    To me this in our generation is like the SR-71. The love of what is flying and seeing behind the curtain in present day blows my mind. The crew both woman and men who take care of these birds are amazing. Thank you all for your service from a fellow veteran. My plane which I had the honor to move on a carrier way back on the USS RANGER CV-61 from 91-93 Rangers Last Ride was the F-14 Tomcat. Those who work on and move the B-2 once they depart the service will carry this bird forever in there hearts.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +2

      Glad you enjoyed it.

    • @ryrye25
      @ryrye25 5 месяцев назад +1

      I live close by and see these birds nearly everyday. I grew up near PatrickAFB. Whiteman's people are so incredible. All I can say, I would not want to be on the other side. This plane never gets old watching it fly.

    • @tonyvelasquez6776
      @tonyvelasquez6776 4 месяца назад +1

      GOD BLESS AMERICA!

  • @basedviet
    @basedviet 5 месяцев назад +30

    thank you for telling this story and honoring the thousands of men and women that make the B-2 fly.

  • @robertcocciardi2772
    @robertcocciardi2772 7 дней назад +1

    My service in the Air Force 1967-1971 as a Security Policeman involved archaic fighters like the F100 D at RAF Lakenheath. I cannot say I miss it, but seeing the New technology, mission and sophistication to detail, I wish I could experience today’s mission. For now I will just be content enjoying this video. Thank you for it and to all my Air Force Security Police, ground crews, Techs, Pilots and officers thank you for your service. God bless you all. Ssgt. Robert B. Cocciardi.

  • @BMF6889
    @BMF6889 5 месяцев назад +18

    My dad was a B-17 pilot during WW II and was shot down over Germany on July 26, 1943 and spent the rest of the war as a POW.
    After the war, he stayed in the Air Force and in the early 1950's we were assigned to Sedalia AFB, MO which had been closed after WW II and was closed and now being reopened. But all it had was old WW II wooden barracks and it was in disrepair. Also all it had were old WW II bombers like the B-25 which my dad flew to keep up his flight hours.
    There was no on-base housing so my dad rented a farm just outside of the main gate. The main gate looked like an outhouse with two guards that were like the sheriff of Mayberry and his deputy.
    Little did we know that Sedalia AFB was to become one of the first B-47 bases. I remember the day when all of the WW II B-25's took off and the new B-47's landed. It was a huge ceremony.
    As a kid, the B-47 was so advanced with jet engines that it looked like alien spaceships landing. I can remember it now like it was the day it happened.
    My dad went to B-47 school and flew the B-47 for a while until the B-52 came along and he then flew the B-52's during the Cold War.
    At some point Sedalia AFB became Whiteman AFB which is now the home of the B-2.
    I often wonder how many know the history of how Sedalia AFB became a post war B-25 base and then a B-47 base, and then changed to Whiteman AFB with the B-2.
    I'm so glad hat I was able to see a dilapidated post WW II base transitioned into the world's more advanced stealth bomber base. I was there when all first happened and we lived in essentially and abandoned farm house, there were no recreations on base. The movie theater was a in a wooden barrack with folding metal chairs and a pull down screen on a tripod and showing 16 mm gun camera films from WW II.
    Today it is the home of the most advanced stealth bomber in the world.
    I'm proud that as a kid and as my dad we were there at the very beginning.
    BTW, I had the best parents any kid could hope to have. I really miss them.

  • @MrGoodnplenty1957
    @MrGoodnplenty1957 5 месяцев назад +7

    I grew up in Sedalia and recognize US-50 and the area around Whiteman. When i was stationed at March AFB, CA, I was one of the very first Instructor Boom Operators in the KC-10 to air refuel the B-2 while it was still in the test phase at Palmdale. Thanks for showing the air refueling part.

  • @briandreggors9178
    @briandreggors9178 5 месяцев назад +107

    Outstanding coverage!
    Hard to imagine the B-2s are already thirty years old; just imagine what the B-21 has in store!

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +25

      The inside with its multiple MFDs makes it look more like a 737 then a cutting edge bomber. But from the outside is looks wild!

    • @rainerbowden2714
      @rainerbowden2714 5 месяцев назад +4

      @@Unconventional-Newsweek The B-21 will probably have 1 big screen like the F-35

    • @jamielancaster01
      @jamielancaster01 5 месяцев назад +1

      Big deal I drive a Tesla!

    • @TheNefastor
      @TheNefastor 5 месяцев назад +3

      I don't know... chances are the B-21 is a bit more "rustic" if it turns out some of the lessons learned from the B-2 are that some equipment aren't necessary. Very often, engineers will over-engineer, and then the next product will correct for some of that.

    • @Shadow-1949
      @Shadow-1949 5 месяцев назад +2

      I’ll share with you something your hopefully going to live to experience .
      I’m nearing 75 years old . I don’t know what I did right but no one , even doctors believe my age , other then arthritis , something we all will experience if you live long enough , I’m a widower , not rich or even wealthy but I’m dating women ages 35 - 58
      They know I have no plans of ever getting married again so I’m the go to if they need a gentleman to attend a friends wedding or funeral . My grandfather told me the one thing that bothered him was all the funerals he’s attended .
      I’d like to fly in a B2 or B3 .. I have no desire to land on moon .

  • @garymartin4276
    @garymartin4276 14 дней назад +1

    We lived at Whiteman from 1963 until 1970, I went from 4th grade to 10th grade in Knob Noster...It was a B-47 base when we first arrived there, then converted to the Minuteman Missile. We lived at 703 Post Drive, up on a hill, and watched them dig the hole, then build, the command capsule for the missiles. Our Dad was the NCOIC of the re-entry vehicle area ( bomb storage). We also had a rotation of B-58's (4-Ship) that sat alert for a week at a time. Their arrival and departure was really something to see....those were the days...

  • @DeanStalker
    @DeanStalker 5 месяцев назад +10

    A detachment of B2s visited the RAAF Super Base at Amberley, Queensland, Australia last year, and it made this avgeek's day seeing them in action. Hope to see them again in the future or their younger sibling, the B21.

  • @YTPS76
    @YTPS76 4 месяца назад +8

    I can't believe you have just 7.78K subscribers and this video is beautifully crafted, providing a glimpse into the futuristic design of a B-2 Stealth Bomber. WOW!

  • @slyfox8900
    @slyfox8900 5 месяцев назад +3

    The real thing here showing how truly American these aircraft are, is the freakin "Black Ice" scented air fresheners in the cockpit. On a B2, a plane that can level an entire city..........

  • @Pwnographi
    @Pwnographi 5 месяцев назад +2

    The car air freshener (Black Ice ... nice pun) hanging up above the cockpit was a great touch.

  • @walkingmanvideo9455
    @walkingmanvideo9455 4 месяца назад +3

    The design of this aircraft will never look average. It always looks amazing. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the flight experience.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      Couldn't agree more! Thanks for the words, please make sure you subscribe.

  • @SpecialAgentDepak
    @SpecialAgentDepak 5 месяцев назад +5

    Living in Guam 06-09’ I saw the only ever b-2 crash ever while on Anderson AFB. Man, truly lucky to get this experience of flying in one.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +2

      I’m hoping to get to Guam for the show! It’s an honor to be trusted to tell these stories. Make sure you’re subscribed to the channel!

    • @SpecialAgentDepak
      @SpecialAgentDepak 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@Unconventional-Newsweek I miss Guam, it’s beautiful there you’ll have a blast! Best of luck on your future endeavors. I grew up watching them on the beach flying over, it really makes me cheese you got to fly in one. Cant wait for other videos coming I subscribed ;)

  • @CombatAviationist
    @CombatAviationist 5 месяцев назад +13

    That's a big achievement flying in a B-2! Great episode, Naveed!

  • @amufdivinsquatch
    @amufdivinsquatch 5 месяцев назад +12

    I enjoyed the couple years that I worked on them. Happy to see my fellow 2W1's getting some love in the video!

  • @genericfakename8197
    @genericfakename8197 5 месяцев назад +67

    It's crazy. I still think of the B2 like it's cutting edge stuff, but it first flew in 1989. I suppose it's officially enough "yesterday's news" that the general public can get incredible videos like this. Makes you wonder what kind of techo-wizardry is tucked away in the B21. I guess I'll have to check back in the 2050s to find out hahaha.

    • @ManiaMac1613
      @ManiaMac1613 5 месяцев назад +1

      Also consider that development on the B-21 likely began many years ago. The stuff that's considered brand new that they're developing right now, I can promise you it looks like something straight out of science fiction.

    • @wompstopm123
      @wompstopm123 5 месяцев назад

      this is a stealth weapon, obviously the latest b2 is secret so nobody knows what to look for

    • @genericfakename8197
      @genericfakename8197 5 месяцев назад +1

      @wompstopm123 Well they know *what* to look for - the big black jet plane putting warheads on foreheads. The real trick is looking for it and actually finding it.

    • @mariano_tiburon
      @mariano_tiburon 3 месяца назад

      Its a design from 1943 . Horten brothers made the flying wing.

    • @genericfakename8197
      @genericfakename8197 3 месяца назад

      @mariano_tiburon Besides general shape the two are not related.

  • @dabears87_76
    @dabears87_76 5 месяцев назад +5

    My dad was a maintenance squadron commander on b-2s at Whiteman in early 2010's. Had the chance to go into the cockpit one time. It's my favorite flyover at Arrowhead.

  • @ShawnHinck
    @ShawnHinck 5 месяцев назад +10

    My parents live in the flight path to whiteman, I’ve been watching B-2s on final for decades, it’s amazing just how quiet they are compared to everything else coming over.

    • @briandilley2590
      @briandilley2590 5 месяцев назад +1

      Very quiet. I grew up next to a AF bombing range. I've seen the Bone do touch and go's in Montana, you can feel the power of four afterburners.
      Was present for a B-2 flyover at an airshow, the shadow passing in front of me was the first indication that it was there. I looked up and my jaw dropped as I thought "that's a B-2......
      This was min 2000's

  • @guyh282
    @guyh282 3 месяца назад +1

    what's so apparent to me is that the B-2 pilots are a different breed. they seem extremely focused, patient, pedantic and calm, and it makes perfect sense given that they perform extremely long range missions in a small compartment, flying a big aircraft relatively slowly at very high altitudes, with very little communication with the outside world, being responsible for the lives of potentially millions of people (when carrying nuclear payloads) as well as being almost completely defenseless.

  • @slbrick56
    @slbrick56 5 месяцев назад +9

    Thank you, @Unconventional, for sharing this video. My Dad was an Aeronautical Engineer and worked on the B-2 bomber development at Northrop/Grumman in CA. He had to go out to Edwards AFB to do assessments and 'debugging' after initial test flight failures. He was very proud of his involvement in the creation of this airplane, as we (myself, my sister, and brother) still are, today. Thank you for prompting me to think of my Dad (he has been gone since 2017).

  • @noelmaher4633
    @noelmaher4633 5 месяцев назад +3

    10/10...The whole crew(s) contributed..

  • @LeantNik
    @LeantNik 4 месяца назад +3

    I lived in Knob Noster for 6 months working on base doing repairs and upkeep on the exterior of the military housing, it was truly an amazing experience seeing the b-2 fly patterns around base and even over my apartment, I really miss my time there really hope to go back!

  • @Garythefireman66
    @Garythefireman66 5 месяцев назад +38

    Great video, and it's great how the maintainers and loaders get some love in each episode

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +6

      Really important to show America that these birds won’t fly without the support of a literal army of people.

  • @jamesgreiner4520
    @jamesgreiner4520 5 месяцев назад +33

    That was one of the coolest videos I have ever seen on utube thank you and thanks to the air force I’m am so proud to be American and happy the b2 is on our side

  • @iHatePolitics
    @iHatePolitics 5 месяцев назад +3

    The pilot flying the B2 with Naveed next to him - doing the work of two pilots to fly that gorgeous Spirit. Nice job.

  • @cheriefsadeksadek2108
    @cheriefsadeksadek2108 5 месяцев назад +15

    Im Quite Surprised They Let Him Film Inside The Cockpit As far as i know this is the first and only public footage from inside a B2 Spirit Cockpit

    • @cleo1488
      @cleo1488 4 месяца назад +3

      This is the second time, but it’s the most in-depth we’ve seen of the B-2.

    • @JackThelRipper
      @JackThelRipper 4 месяца назад +1

      Agreed and so glad the Airforce let everyone have another peek behind the curtain just a little bit more, I’m all for keeping things under wrap when it comes to aircraft such as this.

  • @trustinthemachine
    @trustinthemachine 5 месяцев назад +2

    The Christmas Tree air fresheners are a nice touch in the cockpit.

  • @MissMoffet19
    @MissMoffet19 3 месяца назад +2

    I love how this plane looks. Even though this is just a video I can feel the stability of this plane. Amazing.

  • @HostileMike
    @HostileMike 5 месяцев назад +3

    So..... Incredibly..... Jealous!!! One of my favorite aircraft!! It was awesome to finally see what the flight deck looks like! I've looked online for pictures of it many many times, but I don't know what is real or fake. Thank you and the military for finally showing some of it!!! Absolutely amazing

  • @Mike20464
    @Mike20464 5 месяцев назад +6

    No idea how you gained this level of access but what an awesome video. Your comment "truly a sobering thought" drives home the entire reason this machine and all the individuals keeping it in the air exist in the first place.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад

      I’m a journalist and this is a Newsweek (news outlet) show, which I host and produce. Our access is very different than some person off the street. Glad you liked it, check out our B-52 and other episodes and make sure you’re subscribed for 2024!

  • @hounslowparks2469
    @hounslowparks2469 5 месяцев назад +18

    This won't take long before this channel goes ballistic. Great story, well told. Good production and editing.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +2

      Fingers crossed!

    • @srenkoch6127
      @srenkoch6127 5 месяцев назад +1

      As long as it's the digital version of ballistic :-)
      I hate if it turns into the other kind considering what the primary mission of the B2 is....

    • @user-tw6hs9qf5g
      @user-tw6hs9qf5g 5 месяцев назад

      I think it might take that long

  • @I_Like_Turtle390
    @I_Like_Turtle390 5 месяцев назад +7

    This has to be the first journalist to do this in the B2......

    • @kurtreichenbach8927
      @kurtreichenbach8927 5 месяцев назад +1

      Not the first

    • @vivek27789
      @vivek27789 5 месяцев назад +2

      Who's the first then? 🤔

    • @kurtreichenbach8927
      @kurtreichenbach8927 5 месяцев назад

      @@vivek27789 R Lee Ermey - For show Mail Call - 2005
      Joe Pappalardo - Popular Mechanics - 2013
      Jeff Bolton - Defense News, a sister publication of the Military Times - 2019
      I are a few i know of and was there for the R Lee Ermey one. Diff not the first but the newest article could be getting more access then the previous times it has happened.

  • @federationmedia9117
    @federationmedia9117 5 месяцев назад +11

    Seeing an F18 and hearing it's sonic boom made my knees quake, some years back. This craft might've dropped me. Awesome respect for this access.

  • @KansaSCaymanS
    @KansaSCaymanS 5 месяцев назад +18

    I used to think that the SR-71 was the coolest looking plane in the world, but the B2 may have tied it. I saw one banking on a final approach one time, and all you could see was a dark gray line in the sky - amazing! 😎

    • @Redmenace96
      @Redmenace96 5 месяцев назад

      Saw it at an airshow. If they don't tell you where to look, it is just a line. Silent, on the ground. Awesome in every sense, especially fear. It can destroy you, without any warning.

  • @LTV_inc
    @LTV_inc Месяц назад +1

    I designed and made parts for limited Mil Spec stuff but we didn’t know what it was for. We did our best to try and help soldiers come home. Later on I learned it was the B 2. A lot of Americans can be proud of what they do. You don’t have to be ashamed that we all aren’t speaking German.

  • @thedevilsreject23
    @thedevilsreject23 4 месяца назад +2

    One of my favourite planes of all time- so iconic- one thing you realise watching this is actually how big the plane is- what a privilege to be right side during it 👏🏻👍🏻🍻

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      A privilege indeed! Ty for the kinds words! Please subscribe and check out the Q&A, where I discuss your exact point! ruclips.net/video/S5PFlLfV624/видео.html

  • @beachcomberbloke462
    @beachcomberbloke462 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you so much Naveed for this intimate look at the awesome B-2.I,m sure these were the cause of numerous UFO sightings in the eighties as they look so other worldly. There was a well documented account of USAF personnel at an air base in Suffolk England seeing a triangular shaped craft at night ,its outline illuminated.👍👍👍

  • @ronanderson5736
    @ronanderson5736 Месяц назад +1

    I saw one of these awesome planes coming out of Edwards Base in Southern California a couple of years ago doing a bank turn! Wow, awesome sight!

  • @rixogtr
    @rixogtr 2 месяца назад +1

    That book Stealth by Peter Westwick is in my queue to listen to, now after I've seen this I can't wait !

  • @diqital_aviator
    @diqital_aviator 5 месяцев назад +4

    Few years ago one of these was doing circles quite literally above my house because it was early for Fairford airshow. It was being escorted by several jets, I recall about 5 or more? And it just stayed there circling for a while. It was incredible seeing one of the most secret and amazing planes every just circling around. Above my house.
    I am always amazed at how eagle-looking it is, especially from the side. And the no-tailwing design looks so sleek. Only one fatal error: turning.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад

      It is an amazing looking aircraft and a marvel of engineering. Thanks and make sure you’re subscribed!

  • @juancho420
    @juancho420 5 месяцев назад +3

    I can't believe these B-2s are already 30 years old. Also crazy the B-52 will outlive the B-2 and B-1.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +2

      Make sure you check out my B-52 video! I flew 7hrs in one! Also pls subscribe to the channel so we can keep bringing you more unique content!

    • @juancho420
      @juancho420 5 месяцев назад

      @@Unconventional-Newsweek oh nice! and subbed

  • @randomarsh9817
    @randomarsh9817 4 месяца назад +2

    This is absolutely an incredible documentary. Jaw dropping, well done.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      Ty but it’s not a documentary, it’s one episode of my show ;) Make sure you subscribe and check out the other episodes, including the Q&A! ruclips.net/video/S5PFlLfV624/видео.htmlsi=tvzLzLjE-j1TIHKC

  • @dennisdabney4314
    @dennisdabney4314 4 месяца назад +1

    Great feature! Thank you very much for acknowledging the mission generators for their important role in keeping the B-2 flying. They are also heroes.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      Yes they are! Please make sure you subscribe, so we can keep bringing this content!!

  • @Overlycomplicatedswede
    @Overlycomplicatedswede 5 месяцев назад +3

    im from sweden but B2 bombers are so dope
    they are incredibly beatiful aircraft

  • @radical_jon
    @radical_jon 5 месяцев назад +10

    Always has been my favorite of our aircraft, the beloved B-2.Thank you so much for this great video! An incredible perspective into the now second most secret bomber in our country's arsenal.

  • @yolamontalvan9502
    @yolamontalvan9502 4 месяца назад +2

    I flew besides a B-2 many times before settling on Earth. My spaceship was in cloaking mode and flying besides the B-2. Excellent flying machine for its time but primitive. It resembles one of our training devices we use back home to teach the young how to achieve warp drive or quantum drive. The B-2 is by far the best engineered flying device humans have ever developed so far. Good job.

  • @manuwilson4695
    @manuwilson4695 5 месяцев назад

    What a great cockpit! Comfort, view, roominess. Top design.👍

  • @JimNortonsAlcoholism
    @JimNortonsAlcoholism 5 месяцев назад +12

    Thanks to CW Lemoine for letting us know about this

  • @mario3804
    @mario3804 5 месяцев назад +3

    Wow what lucky guy, I got to see this plane once in Palmdale and such a mesmerizing piece of equipment, love the video.

  • @txcrix9236
    @txcrix9236 5 месяцев назад +2

    The black ice tree freshner made me smile. It looks so cute dangling up there in an extremely advanced and highly classified B-2 cockpit compared to it's usual location on a rear view mirror of a car or truck. I actually thought to myself "awwww" lol

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад

      Wish I could show you the font on the displays! Thanks for watching! Make sure you’re subscribed!!

  • @887topad
    @887topad 3 месяца назад +1

    I wish to ride this plane, it is an American miracle. Greetings from Kuwait to America

  • @improvementchannel270
    @improvementchannel270 3 месяца назад +3

    Imagine you live oustide of USA, and you see this in the sky.

  • @ctlaltdel22
    @ctlaltdel22 5 месяцев назад +4

    Quote from a movie , “Fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history.” Couldn’t be anymore applicable to the B2 pilots .

  • @JackWMatrix
    @JackWMatrix 5 месяцев назад +1

    About 10 years ago I was working in the backyard of a house in Concord California (not far from Buchanan Field) in early October when I heard a unusually loud jet.
    I looked up and saw a B2 flying overhead.
    I realized then that it was Fleet-Week over in San Francisco and the plane was probably heading over to Travis AFB after performing a fly-by as part of the air-show in SF.
    I wish that someone was there with me to tell them to look up.
    I didn't realize that there were only 20 of these.
    They are pretty incredible to see in the sky, particularly when you have no advance warning.

  • @kingkea3451
    @kingkea3451 5 месяцев назад +1

    Interesting seeing Christmas decorations up - that shot alone during the weather check really humanizes the military in a good way

  • @heffaazul
    @heffaazul 5 месяцев назад +5

    I live in the Kansas City area. We see B-2s all the time. The dumb joke is "aren't they supposed to be invisible?"

  • @LS-uv9gg
    @LS-uv9gg 5 месяцев назад +9

    One thing that I can never seem to wrap my mind around, is how small the thing looks when up close. It looks huge from a little bit of distance, due to the wing real estate, but the actual body just does not look like it can carry very much compared to a B52 or even a B-1B. It must be like a TARDIS in there somehow lol

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +4

      It really is true. The jet is massive but from certain angles flying, it disappears until it banks.

  • @MrChosenOne757
    @MrChosenOne757 3 месяца назад +1

    What a beautiful aircraft I remember seeing one flying at the Airshow in Beaufort SC

  • @aerotacto
    @aerotacto 4 месяца назад +1

    Everything is so great surrounding this video! The B-2 itself, the opportunity to fly in it and the overall quality of the production, you and the Air Force nailed it!

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      Ty! Please make sure you’re subscribed and check out the B-2 Q&A and our B-52 video.

    • @aerotacto
      @aerotacto 4 месяца назад

      @@Unconventional-Newsweek Thanks for the heads up! The B-52 is one of my favs too, I'll watch it!

  • @eazymoneyracing
    @eazymoneyracing 5 месяцев назад +7

    Great video! Thanks for showing us KC-135 folks some love!

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +3

      So cool to be able to show all the people that keep this amazing jet in the air. Also love the 135!

  • @mhilderbrand7693
    @mhilderbrand7693 5 месяцев назад +5

    The best part was the air freshener in the B2 😂

  • @ronnieam33
    @ronnieam33 5 месяцев назад +1

    About 2 years ago I was driving south on interstate 15 just coming into Las Vegas when all of a sudden I see 4 of them leaving Nellis AFB to go play in the Nevada desert. Talk about intimidating!!!

  • @Airsally
    @Airsally 5 месяцев назад +2

    Dang i worked in it ,& on it in flight test for 30+ years....would have love to get a ride in one. Loved that program. I miss it.

  • @Unconventional-Newsweek
    @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +102

    Do you have questions about what it was like to fly in a B-2?

    • @michaelmoran2314
      @michaelmoran2314 5 месяцев назад +11

      Any better appreciation for what it takes to manage a 30 hour mission?

    • @Garythefireman66
      @Garythefireman66 5 месяцев назад +11

      Can there be multiple pilots on board for a mission lasting over 12 hours?

    • @rzr2ffe325
      @rzr2ffe325 5 месяцев назад +8

      Bumpy ride or smooth? How was visibility out of it? Doesn’t look great.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +13

      It’s hard. Sitting in that ejection seat for only a few hours was rough. It is a rough environment.

    • @ScottEliotPhotography
      @ScottEliotPhotography 5 месяцев назад +14

      Nice job. I was part of the Northrop B-2 Team from 1985 thru 1997 at AF Plant 42 and EAFB and would have loved to go for a ride!

  • @JBE158
    @JBE158 5 месяцев назад +6

    Getting to fly on a B-2 as a civilian is something I never expected... of course you're no regular civilian and likely still have clearance lol

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +4

      🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♂️

    • @JBE158
      @JBE158 5 месяцев назад

      @@Unconventional-Newsweek thanks for the video, very cool stuff

  • @robertjay1423
    @robertjay1423 5 месяцев назад +1

    Reminds me how proud I am to be an American. Bless our military. Than you for sharing this experience.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад

      They’re an amazing bunch of young women and men! You should be proud!!!

  • @pointnozzleaway
    @pointnozzleaway 4 месяца назад +1

    Most Epic. Thanks For giving us the chance to see That ! I Love Fighter Aircraft, I've never got the chance to see an actual B-2

  • @fazda8073
    @fazda8073 Месяц назад +3

    I can imagine all the hoops to go through just to record in one 😂

  • @toastermon2272
    @toastermon2272 5 месяцев назад +3

    Growing up, there were only a handful pictures of the B2 open to the public and I collected every single one I could find out of magazines and books.
    The thought of letting a reporter near this type was basically unthinkable, let alone flying in one, it had this aura of mystery to it and to this day just looks awe inspiring, especially considering what its mission profiles look like.
    This video was am amazing insight into all the work that goes into making it fly and the interesting people behind it, thanks for your efforts!

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +1

      To be fair I’m not just any reporter. I held a TS/SCI and understand handeling classified info. Make sure you’re subscribed and check out our other videos.

    • @toastermon2272
      @toastermon2272 5 месяцев назад

      @@Unconventional-Newsweek thanks for the context, already subbed.
      Didn't want to question your background or qualifications, I was just amazed by the insights you were able to share with regular folk on RUclips. :)

  • @Istandby666
    @Istandby666 5 месяцев назад +2

    I still have my letter that was carried in the bomb bay during its maiden flight from Plant 42 to Edwards Air Force Base.

  • @joevanseeters2873
    @joevanseeters2873 5 месяцев назад +1

    WOW!!!! What an opportunity. I'd be happy to get a ride on an old WWII Warbird, but this ride was the ULTIMATE!

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      Bucket list +++!!! Please make sure you’re subscribed and you check out our B-52 and Marine episodes.

  • @IsaacDeAlencar
    @IsaacDeAlencar 5 месяцев назад +9

    This is a great video! Learned a lot about the B-2 and gives a cool look into some of the info behind it. Love it!

  • @ralic110
    @ralic110 5 месяцев назад +12

    Here from Mover's channel again.

  • @Lucas-cv9sy
    @Lucas-cv9sy 4 месяца назад +1

    Wow....That's amazing. Thank you for sharing us this video.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! Please make sure you check out our other videos and that you’re subscribed!

  • @chuckpowell391
    @chuckpowell391 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks Naveed for taking us along on this incredible look at the B-2. As an AF vet I am incredibily jealous😀. Keep covering other AF aircraft.

  • @MilitaryAircraftVideos
    @MilitaryAircraftVideos 5 месяцев назад +6

    What an opportunity Spirit 820, nice work loved the shots from the camera ship (T38). By coincidence the Spirit of America left the UK today for Whiteman and I was there to see it leave and film it take-off📹but no behind the scenes access for me!

  • @hammer3921
    @hammer3921 5 месяцев назад +5

    80’s technology. Just imagine what’s on the drawing board. Or perhaps already in the air.

  • @johnnygee173
    @johnnygee173 4 месяца назад +1

    I used to live just north of McConnell AFB in Wichita. Saw the B-52s, the B-1B and the B-2 fly out of there over the years. At one time, I had coworker and a neighbor who were refueling boom operators on the KC-135. Enjoyed the video, Naveed. Looking forward to more of your work.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      Ty!! Make sure you check out the B-52 video and your subscribed! Can’t wait to film in Feb!

  • @MoforshinyewahShinyewah-le5th
    @MoforshinyewahShinyewah-le5th 4 месяца назад +1

    Great machine with love and hugs from Cameroon 🇨🇲🇨🇲

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      Ty for the shout out from Cameroon! Please make sure you like and subscribe and check out our other videos!

  • @michaelmoran2314
    @michaelmoran2314 5 месяцев назад +3

    Great video. Incredible attention to detail. Well done - great work!

  • @jaideepbs
    @jaideepbs 4 месяца назад +4

    little tree black ice ?

  • @AdventuresInSkateboarding
    @AdventuresInSkateboarding 5 месяцев назад +1

    Really well done.
    I only fly in planes I can jump out of, but his one is rad.

  • @MrPikkabo
    @MrPikkabo 4 месяца назад +3

    Amazing! And for such young people to be there and bearing the responsibility is incredible

  • @jyeager501
    @jyeager501 5 месяцев назад +1

    THE sexiest, most beautiful and most deadly aircraft ever made. The way it takes off and the way it lands just looks so smooth, it doesn't even tilt. It is just a work of deadly art. Thanks for this video.

  • @noyrz
    @noyrz 5 месяцев назад +4

    The B-2 are the true angels of death

  • @areamilitarof
    @areamilitarof 5 месяцев назад +3

    Great Job!! Congratulation

  • @Cars-N-Jets
    @Cars-N-Jets 5 месяцев назад +5

    Can't wait to watch this at work today!

  • @sandycheeze8499
    @sandycheeze8499 5 месяцев назад +2

    Loving these videos. Nice of you to recognize all the work that goes in before and after the flying to make these sorties happen. Would love to see you make it out to a Air Force rescue squadron and fly with the Pave Hawks. Rescue is a tight knit group and will do anything to make the mission happen. Look forward to seeing more content.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад

      That is actually in the works :)

    • @sandycheeze8499
      @sandycheeze8499 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@Unconventional-NewsweekSweet! Davis-Monthan, Moody, or Nellis, if you don't mind me asking?

    • @bobasdfsdf
      @bobasdfsdf 5 месяцев назад

      @@sandycheeze8499or Aviano?

  • @lawrenceakini4981
    @lawrenceakini4981 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for this vlog. Wow. Amazing.

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  4 месяца назад

      Ty! Make sure you’re subscribed for 2024 content! Also check out our other episodes!

  • @Enid2Sacramento
    @Enid2Sacramento 5 месяцев назад +3

    What an incredible opportunity. And thanks for the video.
    I have a stealth bomber jacket... somewhere.

  • @carlitosmedina7546
    @carlitosmedina7546 5 месяцев назад +3

    Dude this is epic

    • @Unconventional-Newsweek
      @Unconventional-Newsweek  5 месяцев назад +1

      It was!

    • @carlitosmedina7546
      @carlitosmedina7546 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@Unconventional-Newsweek I can only imagine! Keep up the great work, spectacular content seriously. Glad I get to follow your journey from an early start! 😎 I wish you the best sir