Those "side bays" are engine access panels. B-2 has the same thing. To me it looks like it has one bomb bay that's equivalent to half that of the B-2. Possibly designed to carry a MOP?
Yeah, that's been the expected payload and certainly what the center bay looks like.
Engine access is a good one, that's probably what all those are.
would it have external hardpoints? I know that would defeat the stealth aspect, but I could see them having like an external fuel tank that gets ejected before coming into radar range.
Nah, in the B-2/21's case since it's got a relaxed flight profile at 50k+ feet it's more like an airliner fuel burn wise and can fly stupidly far on internal fuel- B-2 can do 3,000nm combat range on internal only.
They'd just refuel via tanker before getting into the combat area.
Flying wings are supposedly low-drag and very fuel-efficient. They are also strictly subsonic, which means that their engines can be optimized for ~0.85M like an airliner's. And, finally, the US has more tankers than the rest of the world combined. So, external fuel tanks are not really necessary. Bomb bay fuel tanks will probably be developed at some point for rapid re-deployments without sufficient tanker support, however, and I wouldn't be surprised to see an option that involves a smaller internal tank together with a rotary launcher full of JASSM or LRSO.
optimised sure, but you'll never fit the giant bypass ducts of an airliner into that airframe so it won't reach the same levels of engine efficiency.
737 CFM Leap-X for example here.
30,000lbs has been the official payload for a long time. It's assumed that the bay is long enough (over 30') to carry a single MOP or MOAB. A better question is what size of rotary launcher(s) will fit in there for carrying JASSM and its variants (including XR), and how many SDBs (either variant) could be carried for a saturation attack. Just going by some casual searching, it appears that each of the three existing heavy bombers uses a rotary launcher system unique to that design, so there's no telling what the zoomies have planned; they could re-use the B-2's rotary launchers, or come up with a new design whole-cloth that's optimized for the weapons currently in use or on the drawing board.
they will eject a full Himars with its wheels removed (not needed) and the pilot inside will aim the rockets using a charcoal pencil and the cold in his bones
That's a sensor calibration probe.
Stealth aircraft need to have all their air sensors flush mounted to the airframe, for stealth fuckery reasons.
The problem with flush mounted sensors is that they're heavily prone to interference from the body of the aircraft, so during the testing phase it's crucial to mount a calibration probe that sticks far out from the aircraft and into clean, undisturbed air.
The clean accurate reading from the probe is then used to calibrate/correct the flush sensors, once calibration is completed the probe is then removed.
It's smaller than a B2 which can officially hold around 40,000 lbs (although unofficially higher amounts can be obtained). An educated guess would be the B-21 can hold 50-75% of that amount. That would roughly translate to about 8-12 2,000 lbs bombs or, more likely, 6-10 JASM-ERs.
Its not replacing the B-52. its replacing B-1s because those are a maintenance nightmare these days and hugely expensive (and not stealthy)- B-2 because its old and expensive to maintain with its outdated coatings and sensors. the B-52 will remain for a few more decades as a cheap cruise missile launcher like how Russia uses the T-95s, and for once air superiority is gained and stealth isn't needed it can just be a massive loitering bomb truck for CAS like they were used in afghanistan. with the new engines its getting especially the buff will be cheap to operate in low threat environs. the USAF is also getting over 100 B-21s to replace 17 B-2s and iirc 48 B-1s.
The B-2 had flaps above the engines that opened during take-off and landing too because the airflow can get interruped during high AoA. those doors are the same and will only be open during takeoff/landing.
center is bomb bay
next panel out is for accessing the the mechanisms that move the bomb bay doors
ones in front and behind it are access to avionics and other sub systems
furthest out are to access the engines from
It's in the name you doofus
Bombs-21
Those "side bays" are engine access panels. B-2 has the same thing. To me it looks like it has one bomb bay that's equivalent to half that of the B-2. Possibly designed to carry a MOP?
>single B-2 bay that can carry a MOP.
Yeah, that's been the expected payload and certainly what the center bay looks like.
Engine access is a good one, that's probably what all those are.
would it have external hardpoints? I know that would defeat the stealth aspect, but I could see them having like an external fuel tank that gets ejected before coming into radar range.
Nah, in the B-2/21's case since it's got a relaxed flight profile at 50k+ feet it's more like an airliner fuel burn wise and can fly stupidly far on internal fuel- B-2 can do 3,000nm combat range on internal only.
They'd just refuel via tanker before getting into the combat area.
The B-21 was designed to strike China from bases in the Continental US on internal fuel stows alone.
Flying wings are supposedly low-drag and very fuel-efficient. They are also strictly subsonic, which means that their engines can be optimized for ~0.85M like an airliner's. And, finally, the US has more tankers than the rest of the world combined. So, external fuel tanks are not really necessary. Bomb bay fuel tanks will probably be developed at some point for rapid re-deployments without sufficient tanker support, however, and I wouldn't be surprised to see an option that involves a smaller internal tank together with a rotary launcher full of JASSM or LRSO.
optimised sure, but you'll never fit the giant bypass ducts of an airliner into that airframe so it won't reach the same levels of engine efficiency.
737 CFM Leap-X for example here.
Sure, but that's offset by the much lower drag from the flying wing shape.
30,000lbs has been the official payload for a long time. It's assumed that the bay is long enough (over 30') to carry a single MOP or MOAB. A better question is what size of rotary launcher(s) will fit in there for carrying JASSM and its variants (including XR), and how many SDBs (either variant) could be carried for a saturation attack. Just going by some casual searching, it appears that each of the three existing heavy bombers uses a rotary launcher system unique to that design, so there's no telling what the zoomies have planned; they could re-use the B-2's rotary launchers, or come up with a new design whole-cloth that's optimized for the weapons currently in use or on the drawing board.
they will eject a full Himars with its wheels removed (not needed) and the pilot inside will aim the rockets using a charcoal pencil and the cold in his bones
>1xbomb bay
>2 pod/decoy slots-bay
>2 missile/malds bays
>source: it came to me in a wet dream
It better have a bombass supernatural name. Names like "Spirit of Missouri" were so damn cool.
They looks utterly otherworldly, it's very fitting.
If it's going to have four engines, it would be like the four horse chariot of Nyx.
somehow it just doesn't feel right
>They looks utterly otherworldly, it's very fitting.
The US is 6 million years ahead in military tech
bet she launches missiles too
classical names a la Royal Navy sailing frigates are better
fucking rad
Wtf is this chink-level red antenna sticking out? No way this is stealth. Oh how quickly the previously -great American manufacture has fallen...
Nobody tell him.
>
So it's her pecker? Intradasting
It's for anal probing enemies after a good bombing session
That's a sensor calibration probe.
Stealth aircraft need to have all their air sensors flush mounted to the airframe, for stealth fuckery reasons.
The problem with flush mounted sensors is that they're heavily prone to interference from the body of the aircraft, so during the testing phase it's crucial to mount a calibration probe that sticks far out from the aircraft and into clean, undisturbed air.
The clean accurate reading from the probe is then used to calibrate/correct the flush sensors, once calibration is completed the probe is then removed.
>actually retarded
Yeah its all vaporware tech years behind glorious China, it even had to drag behind it sensor probe.
Great take anon, hope your girlfriends boyfriend is happy with you
At this point, I'd be less surprised if one was named "Lia Thomas".
"Mystic Skinwalker"
"Spirit of George Floyd" to appease the leftists
It WILL be named things like "Twerkeisha's Instagram"
>How many
Enough
Nice try chinkoid.
A lot
It's smaller than a B2 which can officially hold around 40,000 lbs (although unofficially higher amounts can be obtained). An educated guess would be the B-21 can hold 50-75% of that amount. That would roughly translate to about 8-12 2,000 lbs bombs or, more likely, 6-10 JASM-ERs.
B-2 can carry two GBU-57s, which are 27,000 lb apiece.
>MFW the USA has introduced 3rd gen stealth bombers before the rest of the world even gets to 1st gen
That one hexagon is probably for a Luneberg lens
Looks like there's a Lunberg lens under each wingtip.
i dont get it, how is this tiny thing supposed to replace every other bomber combined?
precision weapons for one
>how
having a hundred B-21s as opposed to sixteen B-2s
Replaces B52s by being stealthy enough that it can operate in hostile AA-dense territory without getting shot down
Replaces the B2s because of
>Replace b-52
The BUFF is currently scheduled to last till the 2050s at least and possibly longer.
This is replacing the Bone and the Spirits
A re-engined environmentalized B-52 will probably serve on Mars
Rolls Royce is right now changing the engines of the entire 52 fleet. Afaik roughly the same amount of thrust but at greatly reduced fuel consumption.
>fleet of theseus
>Grandpa, don't push yourself so hard!
>Nonsense. I never felt younger!
As a stand-off cruise missile launch platform it makes much more sense than something like Tu-160. If we don't start dropping them from C-5
Its not replacing the B-52. its replacing B-1s because those are a maintenance nightmare these days and hugely expensive (and not stealthy)- B-2 because its old and expensive to maintain with its outdated coatings and sensors. the B-52 will remain for a few more decades as a cheap cruise missile launcher like how Russia uses the T-95s, and for once air superiority is gained and stealth isn't needed it can just be a massive loitering bomb truck for CAS like they were used in afghanistan. with the new engines its getting especially the buff will be cheap to operate in low threat environs. the USAF is also getting over 100 B-21s to replace 17 B-2s and iirc 48 B-1s.
You are now aware the B-21 has cat ears.
> ~~Nyaaa
C u t e !!!
c-cute!
The B-2 had flaps above the engines that opened during take-off and landing too because the airflow can get interruped during high AoA. those doors are the same and will only be open during takeoff/landing.
Cats flatten their ears when on the attack too.
i like it even more now
>the B-21 has cat ears.
the shoulder things that go up
The flat, smooth belly on B2's daughter makes a lot of things go up.
>B21 has become an e-thot
Shit, what's her onlyfans so I can sign up.
kek why does the skin look like it's made out of papier-mâché
I hate how fleshy this looks, like it's covered in skin
It is covered in skin. There's more neurons and nervous tissue on a B-21 then in the human stomach
its covered in inverted human stomachs. Look how fleshy it is!
Did you know there's more ears on a B-21 then the stomach of a cat?
it'll probably carry AIM-260s because why not?
Side bays could also be for easier maintenance access. Like, that's right where the engine are.
Yeah you seem like the type of nagger who's gonna leak specs on a warthunder forum
Or a larper
Just a private NATO citizen confusing Chinks ;-).
Maybe.
Likely.
Probably.
On the side are laser canons turrets bays.
Way less than the B-52 whilst having a fraction of Its range.
>having a fraction of Its range
Now that's a retarded post.
None. It's actually a $700 million suicide drone.
every future military aircraft is going to be a flying wing and you're going to like it!!
dorito*
It's called an air data probe, and you see them on first article aircraft all the time.
you had ONE job.
It's classified.
We say Mum bays now biggot
I'd say about 10
uohhhhh belly erotic ToT
Tyler always has good takes
>AAMs
>Strategic Bomber
This guy sound like a real genius.
strategic bomber that needs refueling to reach another continent sounds genius, too.
one only need to kill the tankers.
The bomber has a longer range from the tanker to its target and back than the hostile fighter and missile it carries.
center is bomb bay
next panel out is for accessing the the mechanisms that move the bomb bay doors
ones in front and behind it are access to avionics and other sub systems
furthest out are to access the engines from