Saturday, May 28, 2022

B-21 Stealth Bomber Completes Load Testing. Maiden Flight Pushed To 2023

B-21 Raiders path to flight readiness. Credit: Northrop Grumman  

Inceptive Mind: Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber completes load testing 

Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first and most critical loads calibration test of the first B-21 raider nuclear bomber. 

The B-21 aircraft is preparing for its first flight in 2023, more than a year later than early estimates. 

The recent test is one of the three major conditions the aircraft will undergo in this phase of ground testing as it progresses toward its first flight. The load calibration test focuses on calibrating instrumentation prior to the flight and verifying structural integrity and has yielded positive and consistent results.  

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More News On The B-21 

Loads Data for New B-21 Stealth Bomber Confirms Digital Models; Rollout May Be Weeks Away -- Air Force Magazine 

USAF's New Stealth Bomber "Strides Toward Flight Readiness" After Successful Load Test -- Zero Hedge  

B-21 first flight to come in 2023 -- Defense News  

USAF B-21 Bomber Maiden Flight Pushed to 2023 -- Defense Post

Ellsworth Air Force Base prepares for B-21 stealth bomber -- AP

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