B-2 Spirit Stats


Stats:

  • Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman
  • Role: Stealth strategic bomber
  • Crew: 2 (pilot and mission commander)
  • Wingspan: 172 feet (52.4 meters)
  • Length: 69 feet (21 meters)
  • Height: 17 feet (5.2 meters)
  • Max Takeoff Weight: 336,500 pounds (152,635 kg)
  • Payload Capacity: 40,000 pounds (18,144 kg) of ordnance
  • Engines: 4 × General Electric F118-GE-100 turbofans, 17,300 pounds thrust each
  • Range: 6,000+ nautical miles (11,100 km) unrefueled; unlimited with in-flight refueling
  • Max Speed: High subsonic, ~Mach 0.95 (630 mph, 1,010 km/h)
  • Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,240 meters)
  • Stealth: Radar cross-section comparable to a small bird
  • Weapons: Conventional (e.g., GBU-57 MOP, JDAMs) and nuclear (e.g., B61, B83 bombs)
  • Unit Cost: ~$2.1 billion per aircraft (1997 dollars)
  • Inventory: 21 aircraft (20 operational, 1 lost in 2008)
  • First Flight: July 17, 1989
  • Operational Since: April 1997