November 12, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, HuggyU2 said: Newly released view of the inside of the cockpit of the advanced companion trainer for the B-21. And they said you'd never have to do a fix to fix again!
November 13, 20232 yr What is a point of making a "first" DT flight - a public event? I’m Gonna guess there’s a simulation environment that was built just for this thing and that 69% of testing was done before it rolled off the line. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app
November 13, 20232 yr Love all the secrecy about the design of the B-21s ass end.. only to have it photographed in hi-def from all aspects in broad daylight the second it makes its first flight. Oh and surprise, it looks exactly like everyone thought it would. Makes the unveiling where they wheeled it 10 feet out of a hangar at dusk to transformers music seem especially stupid now.
November 13, 20232 yr 22 hours ago, Biff_T said: And they said you'd never have to do a fix to fix again! Imma be honest: flew the C in UPT and PIT; getting to go back into the A for AdAir was awesome. Loved that jet; they can keep the C and PMP.
November 13, 20232 yr Huggy, It may do those guys some good to go back to old school flying. I’m sure by the time the B-21 is in service, the T-7 will replace those -38’ Alphas anyway. Edited November 13, 20232 yr by Vito
November 14, 20232 yr Author On 11/13/2023 at 6:18 AM, Vito said: ...by the time the B-21 is in service, the T-7 will replace those -38’ Alphas anyway. I'm wondering when Boeing's next delay will be announced. As of a year ago, plane didn't have an internal ladder, and the side of it wasn't stressed to hang a ladder on it.
November 14, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, HuggyU2 said: I'm wondering when Boeing's next delay will be announced. As of a year ago, plane didn't have an internal ladder, and the side of it wasn't stressed to hang a ladder on it. 2027 IOC......For now..... 777/737 certs delayed F-15EX delayed Starliner massively delayed and over budget Air Force One is in the red on each aircraft by a BILLION dollars.
November 14, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, HuggyU2 said: I'm wondering when Boeing's next delay will be announced. As of a year ago, plane didn't have an internal ladder, and the side of it wasn't stressed to hang a ladder on it. It still doesn’t have an internal ladder.
November 14, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, HuggyU2 said: As of a year ago, plane didn't have an internal ladder, and the side of it wasn't stressed to hang a ladder on it. Boeing pioneered the air refueling boom. Now they have the opportunity to revolutionize pilot ingress and egress methods by inventing the pilot ground handling boom. Boomer: Ready astern Pilot: Cleared to contact Pilot: Back 6, down 9, slow closure Boomer: Say numbers Pilot: Breakaway x3! Boomer: Check harness appears we had a brute force disconnect. Roles reversed! Edited November 14, 20232 yr by AC&W Spelling
November 15, 20232 yr On 11/13/2023 at 2:05 AM, Pooter said: Love all the secrecy about the design of the B-21s ass end.. only to have it photographed in hi-def from all aspects in broad daylight the second it makes its first flight. Oh and surprise, it looks exactly like everyone thought it would. Makes the unveiling where they wheeled it 10 feet out of a hangar at dusk to transformers music seem especially stupid now. True but thank god she has that fine ass IYKYK)...especially given the history of the B-2 and her rear end. One ass hat senior general fell on his sword saying the B-2 "might" have to go low which led to a complete redesign, years of delay with massive cost overruns and a paltry fleet size of 21.
November 17, 20232 yr On 11/12/2023 at 1:17 AM, HuggyU2 said: Newly released view of the inside of the cockpit of the advanced companion trainer for the B-21. Yeah, but it's modified so you can turn the heat off fro the back seat.
November 18, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, skibum said: Yeah, but it's modified so you can turn the heat off fro the back seat. "Sir the heat IS OFF"
November 18, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, skibum said: Yeah, but it's modified so you can turn the heat off fro the back seat. "Turn the GD temperature DOWN!!! Jesus Christ." --- "What?"
July 4Jul 4 Yes https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/06/why-the-u-s-needs-200-b-21-raider-stealth-bombers-not-100/ So what’s the bill payer if no plus up ?
November 5Nov 5 https://www.twz.com/air/single-pilot-b-21-raider-stealth-bomber-operations-hint-at-advanced-ai-capabilities
November 7Nov 7 On 11/5/2025 at 9:57 AM, Clark Griswold said: https://www.twz.com/air/single-pilot-b-21-raider-stealth-bomber-operations-hint-at-advanced-ai-capabilities The WSO mafia is stronger than I thought.
November 7Nov 7 36 minutes ago, Biff_T said: The WSO mafia is stronger than I thought. Right now they have the advantage since CSOs/WSOs seem to be the bulk of the people that are staying in.
November 8Nov 8 10 hours ago, DirkDiggler said: Right now they have the advantage since CSOs/WSOs seem to be the bulk of the people that are staying in. a bit generous referring to them as people 😁
November 8Nov 8 8 hours ago, Day Man said: a bit generous referring to them as people 😁 All things being equal, I'd rather have the gas.
November 8Nov 8 I've gotta go dig in my tubs of ol' USAF shit to find my "WSO Hater Union" card I was once presented at a roll call. Looks like I have others to pass that along to here. Wish I could remember the occasion for which I was awarded it. Edited November 8Nov 8 by Hacker
November 9Nov 9 On 11/8/2025 at 8:14 AM, Hacker said: Wish I could remember the occasion for which I was awarded it. Being a pilot wasn't enough reason for them?? 😁😆
Sunday at 05:31 AM2 days An interesting wrinkle here is that the B-21 is already flying.. with two pilots. So I don’t know at what point they’re planning to transition to single pilot ops or how global strike plans to train up some WSO monitors who could theoretically AR or land in a pinch. Just an all around wildly bad idea. Root cause here is they have no clue what to do with WSOs as airframes that have them gradually go away, while we simultaneously hemorrhage pilots. Get stoned, kill two birds I guess.
Sunday at 03:32 PM2 days Could have also replaced the right seat in a U-28 with a CSO since that pilot did a lot of sensor work (WSO mafia thinking)…until you need him to fly the plane. Same problem in any aircraft, especially high value/low density assets like B-21. I’m not saying a WSO isn’t capable of managing sensors, AI, etc., but you create a gaping capability hole and increase risk when you cheap out on a WSO vs. pilot in the other seat. And if it wasn’t for their very long sortie durations, I’d say make it single pilot.
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