New Zealand Girl Reacts to Why No Nation Wants to Fight the B-2 Bomber 🇺🇸

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[@maxwellharris507]

When Northrop’s flying wings were ordered to be scrapped, one wooden prototype managed to slip through the cracks and survive. This prototype was the N9MB. The N9MB was found in a boneyard in 1982 by Edward Maloney, the founder of the Planes of Fame Air Museum. Restoration work began that same year, and the N9MB took to the skies for the first time again in 1995.

[@adamloverin4125]

I saw that as a kid! My parents knew somebody who knew somebody who was working on the restoration. It was all hush hush. Very cool!

[@maxwellharris507]

@@adamloverin4125 It was the most graceful flyer I’ve ever seen in my life.

[@gabrieldrummond8647]

It crashed in 2019 killing the pilot. The prop versions of flying wings are usually quite unstable.

[@maxwellharris507]

@@gabrieldrummond8647 I knew the pilot, and I went to his memorial service at Gillespie Airport

[@gabrieldrummond8647]

@@maxwellharris507 that sux sorry for ya loss.

[@keithcharboneau3331]

Due to how expensive these planes are, a very small number of them were built, total of 21, all of them were named after a state, in 2008 during a takeoff accident, the Spirit of Kansas was lost on the Island of Guam, with the loss of that plane, we only have 20 remaining.

[@socket_error1000]

To be fair they would cost less if they built more. The procurement costs were less than $1 billion and that included spare parts and expected software upgrades and other improvements. The additional $1.1 billion that pushed each planes total cost over the $2 billion per plane cost was the cost to develop the technology. Every plane they build spreads that development cost out. So if they had built 50 like they planned originally the cost would have been closer to $1.3-1.5 billion per aircraft.

[@freedomefighterbrony9053]

And 19 are active 1 is at the national Air Force museum in Dayton Ohio

[@ads2686]

yeah but they are going to be adding The B-21 raider to the fleet and that is due to enter service in 2026. Plus when you consider how much money America pissed away on the F-35 they could have just bought more B-2's and F-22 Raptors.

[@reidboggs4344]

@@socket_error1000 I believe that is what the B-21 Raider will be.

[@socket_error1000]

@@ads2686 Yeah but everyone (different countries as well as service branches) wanted the F-35 to do different things so when you get down to it they spent that money developing all those different variants (Basically different jets) as well as the new gadgets like the helmet that we are starting to see some elements of that technology incorporated in older aircraft bring them into the 21st century. And it is easier now to make that a part of new aircraft development as well. Imagine how much more the F-22 program would cost if it had to be able to have a VTOL version as well as a carrier version for the Navy or even just a ski ramp version like they are now being asked for of some jets like they are now testing the F-18 Super Hornet for.

[@turbinemd]

All B-2's are based at Whiteman Air Force Base east of Kansas City. Originally there were plans to have 50. One named for each state. They only built 20 because the cold war ended and each one greatly surpassed performance expectations.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

ahhhh i see!!! makes a lot of sense thanks Steven!

[@Ricky40369]

Total BS. You know nothing so you should not say anything.

[@tj_2701]

@@Ricky40369 except he is correct, B-2 Spirits are based out of Missouri and they are named after states, and they did originally plan to build at lest 50 if not more. 😋

[@Khalrua]

I saw one at a football game once

[@protorhinocerator142]

Sadly, I don't think you're likely to see a B-2 in New Zealand. You may need to take a trip somewhere to see the kind of airshow that has a B-2.

[@madkabal]

What this video says about the B2 is accurate but like most documentaries about this plane they didn't disclose the precise reason why this was built. Strangely enough it was sort of built out of desperation. In a nuclear war the 1st targets that are attacked are targets that could have nuclear weapons, such as Air bases that house nuclear cable bombers or nuclear missile bases or nuclear missile submarines and thier Harbors. Indeed these weapons and bases would be heavily defended but the primary reason why the B-2 was Built-in the 1st place was because the Soviets built land based MOBILE nuclear launch platforms, such the SS-16. they were essentially large trucks that were big enough to house ICBMs and launch them at targets. they could drive around in the Soviet countryside where they're very hard to find and detect, then launch thier weapons at the United States and her allies. in order to stop this threat the United States needed an aircraft that could penetrate enemy airspace and look for them without being discovered, and destroy the these mobile platforms or die trying.

[@billirvin9057]

Back in the late 1980's, I was on my terminal assignment, before retirement, with the US Air Force. I was assigned to the F-117 project at Tonopah Test Range, NV, before and after it was declassified. Due to my job, I was given access to data/information on the B-2 testing, also before it was classified. The design of those aircraft is from the late 70s and early 80s and they continue to work. They've updated the technology but not the design. And BTW, the man that "discovered" stealth technology was Russian.

[@maxwellharris507]

The XB-35 and YB-49 share the same dimensions of the B-2 Spirit. The XB-35 & YB-49 are actually the same airframe, it was just a matter of converting from piston engines to jet engines. Sadly all the prototypes were ordered to be cut up and all pertinent paperwork, blueprints, etc. to be burned. This happened because Jack Northrop refused to merge his company with Convair after he won the contract for the first nuclear-capable bomber. He was ordered to merge with Convair at the behest of Air Force Secretary Stuart Symington to keep that company from going under.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

hey maxwell!! Thank you so much for writing this all out! you know a lot about this history, very interesting!!

[@timengineman2nd714]

When Symington retired, he went to work for Convair...a bit of a scandal considering how he did his best for Convair to get various contracts over other companies just before his retirement!!!

[@billveitch2100]

Northrop was pretty much kicked aside by Secretary of the USAF Symington with the cancellation of the B-49 in favor of the pretty much worthless Convair B-36 a plane that couldn’t get out of its own way.

[@davidbruin4381]

OMG! What a cute hair style for you 😍 That bomber is definitely a one of a kind design. If you are ever coming to Alaska, look for the dates of the Arctic Thunder Air Show, and schedule your trip to see it. It's every 2 years so you can see it in 2023. And it's during the Summer, so use enough sunscreen and have plenty of money for food,...water was free when we were there in 2021. Also, can you imagine driving down a road and one of these flies over you at 250 feet from the ground?

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yep big facts on the braids she has. 😅

[@CourtneyCoulston]

aww David thank you!! oh that sounds awesome, thanks for letting me know about it. i will write this down in my notes and if i ever have the opportunity to go to Alaska, ill try line up my trip with this!

[@davidbruin4381]

@@CourtneyCoulston You will not be disappointed by a trip up here in the Summer months. From the first week of June until the end of July the Sun doesn't set completely. It's still strange to me seeing it so light outside all night, and I have been here since 2008. The Arctic Thunder Air Show is a very cool 😎thing to watch and learn about how our Military will keep us safe if the world goes crazy. 🙏 But I pray that peace will win out before we need to use the Military against anyone .

[@dandropsgears4614]

I’ve lived near a couple bases in my life, the first time I ever seen a B2 (there was 5 of them flying in formation) a couple hundred feet above Grandview Missouri (which is near the KCK) I’ll never forget, all the glass in our cabinets rattling and shit falling off the counters etc. We went outside, and everyone on our street, was out looking up in the sky. Only to see 5 of those big bastards just flying super low and I’ll never forget that in my life. 1 is incredibly loud, just imagine 5 of them!

[@steveg8102]

that is like a super loud six billion dollars+++ flying over your house. pretty cool.

[@dandropsgears4614]

@@steveg8102 Very haha, it sure was amazing! I’ll never forget it!

[@kentbarnes1955]

Follow on - The B-2s are named after various "states". All are based at Whiteman AFB here in the great state of Missouri

[@CourtneyCoulston]

ahhh i see, thank you for clarifying that!

[@don-dspid2404]

I have always thought it looks like a stingray, so you aren't alone. I saw one fly over Washington DC one time. It is a bizarre thing to say the least. Definitely stepped out of the box designing this one.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

oh good to hear that i wasnt the only one who thought that! ahh that's so cool, i would love to see one in real life one day

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@CourtneyCoulston Wait till you see the B-21 Raider that replaces the B-2.

[@Timmycoo]

So, I remember seeing a while ago the comparison of the fast-diving Peregrine Falcon and the B-2 bomber, which made me look into it more. Apparently they were based on them, which the biomimicry of planes has been doing for quite a while. It's been one of my favs for quite a while. Super unassuming as it's not as crazy loud as fighter-interceptors.

[@anklebiterwoodworks2818]

My father worked for Northrup during the development of the B-2 in the '90s. He was a civilian contractor that started with another contractor that developed and maintained the simulator for training pilots to fly the B-2. When I asked him about his time at CyberSystems in the early '80s (I was born 1980, we lived in Colton, California, and CyberSystems was in Pico Rivera, California--insane commute, but it is what it is) he told me he was in charge of working on and maintaining the flight simulator for the B-2. When I asked him about the simulator, he told me that the machine made Disneyland's Star Tours look like the $.25 mechanical rocking horse found in front of grocery stores. He went on to work for Northrup-Grumman at Edwards Air-force Base in California in the last few years of the '80s and most of the '90s before the B-2 went in to service as an engineer who would "run the radar data" from their radar testing. This was a B-2 towed into an anachoic chamber and radar cross sections and test were run during the day (huge cement building with no windows and radar absorbing spike on all surfaces of the chamber except where the plane sat. They would record the radar test and my dad would take the tapes (yes, literal tapes) and was in charge of "running the radar data" whatever that meant. All he could tell me was they were testing the shape and skin for radar absorption and he was in charge of making sure the machines and computers processing the data ran correctly. I was 13 or 14 at the time when I asked him just how big the B-2 was. His answer was a wingspan bigger than a B-52, but length shorter than an F-16. I knew he dealt with radar testing, so, I asked him, how big does it show on radar. Being into R/C airplanes and having a .40 size plane (60" wingspan), he told me it showed up marginally larger than my R/C plane. His analogy was you were dead and blown up before you heard the engines let alone saw the plane itself. My dad ended his career working for GE as an engineer working at what used to be March Air-force base working on their Boeing 747 test-bed where the inboard right/starboard engine was the experiment. The plane would fly between March AFB and somewhere in China (don't ask why: it makes no sense--even to dad) to test GE's new jet engines and dad would always complain when it came back about how the standards were so horrible that screws were missing, wires and cables were not labeled, panels not even remotely secured properly and he and his team would spend the next several weeks putting thing back together properly so the next time the plane flew nothing would fall off. He even had to sometimes climb and crawl his way into the fuel bladders in the wings to verify no Chinese nonsense. Listening to his stories, despite being a civilian contractor with Northrup and then GE are some of my fondest memories from my childhood and something that we still bond over today as I always send him some awesome stuff just to start the conversation. He has always been an Amateur radio operator since he was either 9 or 11, can't quite remember, but was born in 1957, so, gives an idea of the era; when I was 15 or 26, he had a Morse code ham radio conversation with a gentleman in the midwest who's either father or grandfather was part of the P-61 Black Widow project towards the end of WWII. Thy hit it off so well, that the guy sent my dad a VHS tape recording of the flight training video for the P-61. I remember watching that with him when he got it. And when I found the same video here on KZbin 3 or 4 months ago, I sent it to him. ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIvbnXyghtacis0&pp=ygUtZmxpZ2h0IHRyYWluaW5nIHZpZGVvIG9mIHRoZSBwLTYxIGJsYWNrIHdpZG93 for anyone wondering). Sorry for being so long winded. I just love family moments like this in reaction videos: it reminds me so much of my fond childhood memories, I am 43 for reference. ☺🤧🤓😎🤟 Rock on.

[@Shattereddemon300]

“It looks like a stingray” Famous last words 😂

[@terryzx6]

If you ever get to the U.S., go to Dayton, Ohio and pay a visit to the US Air Force Museum. One of the prototypes of the B-2 is on display there, as well as some other fascinating airplanes, including my all-time favorite airplane, the XB-70 Valkyrie bomber.

[@62rowley]

Any day now we're supposed to be seeing the new version of this plane coming into our local base. The B-21 Raider.

[@ehilliker90]

didnt Elsworth get the B21?

[@62rowley]

@@ehilliker90 was supposed to be last year, but delayed to this year. contractors working on the facilities for it.

[@Nimbus1701]

Want to hear something even scarier...... there is a newer upgraded version of this plane in development now called the B-21 Raider, which is a newer and upgraded version of the B-2. You should check that out, and there have been rumors for years of a B-3 stealth bomber being developed at Area 51 by Skunk Works, but next to nothing is known about it or if it is even a real plane in development.

[@ericdziadosz7145]

As of right now, they are supposedly building the B2's little brother, the B21 Raider. Looks similar, but is smaller and carries about half the weapons payload. The B2 sometimes does a flyover just before outdoor professional and college sports games begin, and videos of that have been posted by several different users on KZbin. The really interesting flyover is when a B52, B1 and B2 fly formation over the stadium before the start of a game. At the B2' home base, Whiteman Air Force Base, aircraft stationed there include the B2, a wing of A10 Warthogs, and also some AH64 Apache attack helicopters.

[@steveg8102]

fyi the b21 is out of testing and in full production- has been for at least 2 years... there are currently the prototypes plus 10-15 deployed aircraft in service.

[@gabrieldrummond8647]

Yeah it flies over the rose bowl just about every year. It's usually great weather in California but 9 ti,es out of ten we were freezing our buts off on weekend duty just because of the flyover.

[@protorhinocerator142]

The B-21 is a bit smaller, but its capabilities are much greater than that of the B-2. It's a huge game changer, like going from props to jet engines.

[@wizzarin424]

Hello Courtney, First I want to let you know these are very real, I help build most of them. For the few years or so I couldn't even tell my wife what I was working on. Also this plane does a lot more than what you have been told it can do. Also some guy in one of the posts say most Americans don't like the B-2, that is not true. I haven't talked to anyone so far that didn't like it. I hope we never use it, but I'm glad its on our side.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Hi Wizzarin! thank you so much for your comment! incredible that you helped build them. i still just cannot get over them! i hope to have the opportunity to see one in real life one day!

[@steveg8102]

the B-2 is an amazing aircraft but interestingly enough its actually obsolete as the United States has a new stealth bomber called the B21 Raider that is top secret as to what it actually can do....all that is really known is that there are about 10 of them built/deployed and they are in full production.

[@timengineman2nd714]

It is rumored that the B-2 has a Radar Cross-section of somewhere between a sparrow and a bumblebee! About the only time you get a good return on one is when the bombay's doors are open, then it disappears when the doors shut, however, there seems to be an object that's quickly falling downward.... if you're next to, or are, the target that radar return keeps on getting bigger!!!

[@Yuki_Ika7]

The between a sparrow and a bee thing is likely only from certain angles, but I am sure the upcoming B-21 raider could achieve those easily

[@timengineman2nd714]

@@Yuki_Ika7 It is highly probable that the B-21 will have an even smaller Radar Cross-section than the B-2, so I won't be surprised that it's Radar Cross-section will be between a Bumblebee and a Honey Bee!

[@Yuki_Ika7]

@@timengineman2nd714 true, true

[@ash_ash]

I saw this plane once at an air show, I’ll never forget it. We were sitting on top of a friends roof watching the show and this plane made no noise. It scared the hell out of us when it flew over our heads. It’s such a bizarre, alien looking craft. I want to see one again so bad

[@Lucas6l5]

Omg lol Courtney is so freaking cute and precious when she gets excited or a thought or idea pops into her head 😂 she has such a contagious energy about her, btw I love the braided pigtails

[@CourtneyCoulston]

thank you so much Lucas!!🥺

[@Lucas6l5]

@@CourtneyCoulston you're more than welcome and THANK YOU

[@mevrammcoyoteV8f150]

I'm from Missouri..the B-2 is only 20 miles away..we see it all the time..one night while fishing..pitch black out..it was hovering above us..you could see the lights..but it can also be Very loud too

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

Just outside of Chicago (in Inverness) around 13 years ago at 3am between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day there was a B-2 that was flying above our car. My partner had never seen one before (I used to work at an Air Force Station though) and when she saw it she screamed, "it's a UFO!" - but it was so much cooler than that; seeing a B-2 maybe 500' above our car (probably lower) was incredible. It's huge, quiet, and simply awesome! I figured they were going to land at O'Hare Airport, which was nearby, and that they were probably bored and just decided to track us to work on their skills!

[@protorhinocerator142]

I had something like that happen to me but I was on foot. Yeah, super cool.

[@jeffsherk7056]

All of the B-2 bombers are kept at Whiteman Air Force Base in central Missouri. That puts them almost in the geographic center of the lower-48 states (the contiguous ones excluding Alaska and Hawaii.) Central Missouri is very rural, and more than 100 miles from the closest major cities, Kansas City and St. Louis. The bus station at Columbia, Missouri, where I went to university, is where service personnel catch the bus to Whiteman Air Force Base.

[@randallking2250]

One flew a couple hundred feet down the main road running through our town during a Fourth of july celebration. It was eerily quit right up to being overhead. It was freaking awesome! Unforgettable!

[@juniorjohnson9509]

To say that they are quiet is an understatement. Had on come over my shop at a couple thousand feet during an air show. It wasn't until it was maybe 5 miles past my shop before all I could hear was a low rumble,

[@twenty3enigma]

Two bored pilots decided to do a low altitude buzz of the village of Acton one afternoon in early '96 -- when I was out on a walk. A B2 and an F117 -- wingtip to wingtip. It was extremely load, and they were both gorgeous. I'm forever grateful to those playfully bored pilots.

[@socket_error1000]

They are actually building a newer version of this (B-21) expected to be ready in the early 2030s. It will be much more advanced and at least two generations ahead of the current version in technology and stealth. The amount of planes to be built is still not set as it just went into development. Cost should be substantially less, in comparison, than the B-2 spirit's $2.1 billion unit cost in 1997 ($3.74 billion in today's money). Development cost for the B-21 is budgeted at about $32 billion through 2027 and the planes final per unit cost was set back in 2010 ($550m) at a current dollar value of $730 million. A lot cheaper than it cost to develop and build the older B-2. Hopefully they will build enough to make the most of the investment in technology. If they only build 20 than we will be adding $1.6 billion in development costs on top of the $730 million per unit price making them cost $2.33 billion each. Still cheaper than the B-2 spirit's price in 1997 but if they build 50 of them the total cost per plane would be $1.37 billion or just $780 million in 1997 dollars making it cheaper to build 50 B-21's for $68.5 billion in today's money ($38.97 billion in 1997 dollars) than it cost to build 21 of the B-2 Spirits @ $42 billion+ in 1997.

[@steveg8102]

they started full production on the b 21 two years ago, there are currently about 15 that have been delivered to the air force.

[@stevehoppe3488]

Like your venture into the B-2 Bomber. You gave it a great introduction to it's capabilities. I served at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, home of the B-2. The bomber is amazing to see.

[@gabrieldrummond8647]

Did they move them from whiteman AFB?? The only places it usually parks are whiteman, Guam, Diego Garcia, Palmdale California, and they have two b-2 hangers in England but I don’t know if it goes there much. Leonard wood is nowhere near whiteman.

[@richtruj9151]

My friend and I were golfing in Colorado Springs, about 15 years ago and we saw one of the B2 Bombers flying overhead. If we wouldn't have looked up we would have never seen it, because we couldn't hear it!!!

[@brucernielsen]

We (NZ) are still in the age of biplanes compared to the US. We retired the Skyhawks about 20 years ago and all that's flying out of Whenuapi is old C-130's and some choppers. Those guys are flying basically spaceships at this point.

[@Niftynorm1]

You might look for the book 'Skunk Works' by Ben R. Rich (copy write 1996) a very interesting memoir of Lockheed's experimental aviation unit. Most B-2's are named after states but one is the Spirit of Kitty Hawk where the Wright Brothers first flew.

[@lextek.]

Designers often turn to nature for inspiration for new aircraft, but also for insight into nagging problems, to modify and refine them. If you have ever watched film about the incredible flight and hunting characteristics of the Eagle you'll understand why it was chosen as the US Air Force's symbol.

[@aaronburdon221]

Similarly to how Di Vinci looked at birds to create his glider.

[@chemicallust77]

Missouri is a state in the central US...I grew up in/around Joplin Mo

[@rodneygriffin7666]

This stingray is equipped with expensive bombs both chemical and nuclear weapons. Pretty and extremely deadly.

[@MichaelScheele]

The United States has been destroying its stockpile of chemical weapons. By 2023, the stockpile should be depleted.

[@gerrybrunner7009]

Courtney it is very cool to see your interest in the U>S>A. military

[@neptunusrex5195]

Awww pigtails look so adorable on you, Courtney 🥰

[@gabrieldrummond8647]

to me the coolest thing about the b-2 isn't it's shape or the low observe ability. It's the primary NAV system Its an Astro-inertial navigation to keep signals as low as possible by not using satellites it tracks stars. it has an almanac of 32 stars and with those it can navigate anywhere in the work and not give off any signals. Worst part about it, the chemical toilet, that thing is nasty i'm glad i wasn't a crew chief they had the "honor" of changing the toilet cartridge after flight. the crew compartment has its on special kinda smell when its been in the air for over 40hrs. i hate to say it but the crash was cause by a maintainer who for got one step in trouble shooting the pitot system. first step turn heater on to make sure there is no water in the system.

[@Terk1965]

I installed the OJ-314 at Whiteman AFB in the control tower for the B-2 back in 1987.

[@lauralarocque8411]

The B2s are based at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. That’s where they fly missions from.

[@nathanmeece9794]

My late uncle after he retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel went to work with the company that built the B2. He was a liason between the company and the government. His work was so secret that he could not talk about it to his family

[@dirtcop11]

I lived in Knob Noster, right next door to Whiteman AFB. I remember when they came to Whiteman. I have been to the airshows when we could get very close to the B-2 and other aircraft. It is huge and impressive. It is also very loud on takeoff. They are named for several states, they are the Spirit of and then the state name.

[@kentbarnes1955]

I live 2 hours from Whiteman Air Force Base. We see B-2s frequently. My son lives in the town 20 minutes from the base....he sees them all the time

[@CourtneyCoulston]

wow!! i would love to have the opportunity to see one fly one day!

[@babyboygio7841]

It's even scarier in person. Its so quiet when it's approaching and the engines during the passover is mind blowing. It's incredible

[@brianschott973]

A friend of mine flys B2 and he loves it.

[@jeffburnham6611]

The F-117 did take part in the first Gulf War attacking critical targets in the first airstrikes of the war, taking out radar guidance centers and other command and control structures. To me, the B-2 Spirit looks more like a boomerang.

[@robdog7516]

A friend of mine from years ago worked on these. He worked on the coating that went on the whole plane. He told me that a human can not fly this without the help of the computer. It use to fly over where i lived and it always reminded me of the bat symbol from batman that they shine in the sky when they need batman to come help.

[@Shattereddemon300]

“It doesn’t look real” it is 150% real all right.

[@johnm.maunder5191]

"Under the radar, literally." Hilarious. If we were all sitting around the dinner table, nobody could have touched their plates for 15 minutes. Love your posts. Informative and funny.

[@tvdroid22]

The real kicker? The B-2's first flight was 1989! They are ned for states, but they are mot based individually in their namesakes. Amazing the early models were flying in the 1940's. The wingspan of the B-2 is the same as the YB-49 from the 1940's.

[@hitmixhyepock9405]

Think about how old these are.....I had a model of this plane(just before it was revealed) I put together when I was 11 or 12 yrs old.....I'm 47yrs old now lol. You should watch a video on the B1 Lancer bomber. It was the cool one before the B2 came out.

[@dougstaff3350]

One thing that I read the other day is a good number of b2 are in Australia right now

[@BogeyDopeYT]

Consider this…. That is our stealth bomber technology from the 1980’s…….and we usually keep items like this secret for 10 to 20 years. What do we have out there now that hasn’t been put on display yet?

[@CourtneyCoulston]

i always think about this!!!

[@MsOpium]

New Zealand/Australian women’s accents are the best in the world. So attractive.

[@hv3926]

B2 shot the nuke in the 1996 alien invasion movie Independence Day and Flying Wing dropped the nuke in the alien invasion movie War of the Worlds (1953). Both bombs failed to get the aliens. At this time one of the B2's biggest roles is to fly over the Super Bowl during the national anthem.

[@4lilnoles]

Courtney....these things look unreal....but they are real. I've seen one fly over Jacksonville Jaguars stadium for a football game....So cool.....

[@michaeltaylor520]

Remember, if you can't see it you can't shoot it down

[@sailinbob11]

Im anchored in Tampa Bay. It's real. I've seen them flying into MacDill Airforce Base Tampa Bay Florida, USA 🇺🇸

[@everypitchcounts4875]

You should look up the bird of prey, MQ-8 Fire Scout, MQ-25 Stingray, X-47b, X-37b, X36, XQ-58 valkyrie, RQ-180, RQ-170 sentinel.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

The frontal radar cross section of this beast is less than that of a bumblebee.

[@pearlstudio526]

I'm a really big fan of yours....I became a fan when I saw your curry reaction and now your intrest in military hardware made me a bigger fan...I use to work for NASA and learned alot that I should not have learned anyway keep up your great reaction

[@michaelpingleton776]

I used to be stationed at the air base that hosted these planes. A very strange plane indeed.

[@michaelvincent4280]

A bit of a fair weather craft, the skin material pores can hold moisture and defeat the stealth charateristics.

[@philherman8633]

I got to see one flying the fly over at the Indy 500 a few years ago.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

amazing!!! i would love to see one fly in real life one day! fingers crossed!!

[@bob_._.]

When Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic, he named his plane "Spirit of St. Louis" in honor of his financial supporters. Since then, calling aircraft "Spirit of _______" has been a thing.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

ahhh i see! thank you for explaining that!

[@tj_2701]

Very much not true lol

[@CorwinPatrick]

Especially since the B2 is the "Spirit". So, "Spirit of New York" is naming it after the State.

[@killiansred1000]

New Zealand shouldn’t be concerned the US has stealth aircraft since we’re allies. We have your back if SHTF.

[@louferrao2044]

I've been up close to this magnificent bomber. It does look like something out of a science fiction movie. The plane is very quiet. It would fly over you and you barely hear it. Just wait until the new B-21 Raider comes out. You should take a look at Courtney.

[@robnsusan2000]

Never thought of it, but I agree with the stingray comparison. Love your Chanel. Please keep it up.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

thank you so much Rob, i really really appreciate that!

[@grimmreaper5965]

The spirit of...... on each plane is explained as such. The B2 spirit is the name of the aircraft. And planes were further named after selected cities. Hence Spirit of New York, St Louis ect.

[@corghhh]

Looks like Batman should be flying it ,lol

[@claudethibaudeau2714]

Holy moly they're way more incredible than I had imagined. Was the prototype made at area 51? Wicked aircraft. The US sure come up with really insane weaponry lol

[@richardmead5969]

last i HEARD WAS THE B 2 had a radar signature of a bee. less than the f 22

[@sbritton1313]

Each state that is large enough to have one far from main target centers are to have one... And they are housed underground... Also the guy in the video says it has a manta ray design...

[@DanielFrost21]

Miss Courtney, I really like your hair that way. We'll have to start calling you Dorothy as in Dorothy from the "Wizard of Oz". I always enjoy your military reaction videos.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

hahaha daniel i love that, so cute! i love wizard of oz! and thank you so much, i will keep doing more of them! :)

[@Sinkorswim1225]

The b21 raider is replacing the b2 spirit and is expected to be operational in the next 5 years with its first flight expected this year.

[@jtoatoktoe]

B-21 Raider will be coming online soon too.

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

The B-21 Raider is the next generation bomber being tweaked now, likely already flying. Even more stealthy.

[@aaronburdon221]

It's quite possible that that could be the weird lights that a lot of people are contributing to alien spacecraft. Maybe a glint off of the metal shining off of a light source. It's a theory, but a theory that is most likely in my opinion.

[@greggwilliamson]

The pig-tails are adorable!!

[@CourtneyCoulston]

aww thanks Gregg!!

[@user-dj3gg3me8x]

Courtney you are so precise! This B2 bomber surely looks like a flying stingray! Love love your reaction!! 👍🤗❤ Greetings from California U.S.A "Eddie"🙋‍♂️

[@brianday6433]

They are real. I have seen at least 2 fly over me at different times! I have seen Air Force One several times do touch and goes at my local airport.

[@ViolentKisses87]

The B-2 is unlikely to see nuclear combat unless a world War states in the next couple years. The first few of the B-21 ((replacement for the B-2)) are being delivered this year.

[@johnhannah9163]

The guys that were on top of the plane are wearing protective suits and foot wear so not to damage the skin of the plane and the guy walking on the wing is looking for any damage to the skin of the aircraft.

[@radioeng6651]

One thing to remember when you're looking at something so far-fetched and amazing as this… This is something the military is willing to actually tell you about…What arren't they telling you about?Who

[@kerrywolfert5095]

I watch your reactions every single day. They're awesome! By the way, your hair looks great in this one.

[@TheDarthSoldier]

You should watch the making of the F117 and the introduction of stealth to the battlefield

[@jhance11]

The B21 Raider is coming out this year.

[@MichaelScheele]

I've seen them at airshows. The B-2s are definitely real aircraft. They were surprisingly quiet, even at close range. BTW, the air crews were inspecting the radar absorbent material for damage which could compromise its stealth.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

i would absolutely love to have the opportunity to see this in real life one day!

[@CorwinPatrick]

@@CourtneyCoulston Pick one of the large Airshows one year, check out their scheduled lineup and make a trip out of it. I used to go to 2 or 3 a year until my 20s. The Oshkosh Airshow is a pretty big one. Since I am from Seattle, I regularly went to the Canadian Abbotsford Airshow, where you could see a lot of planes that would never fly in the US (this was in the 80s during the Coldwar). I first saw the Soviet Mig-29, and SU-27 there. Which is funny because the Airport is barely across the US border...

[@ledenhimeganidleshitz144]

It is real. I helped design the ground test equipment for it. Lots of expensive materials and engineering time to make it what it is.

[@mikebunner3498]

U.S.A. These airplanes are unreal. The U.S. spends a load of money on defense. As you will see. The B-2 does look like a sting ray. The U. S. wants to be able to fight a two (2) front war. Also check out the warthog - A-10. Our smart bombs are unreal. They can drop one of these down your shirt pocket. Our ballistic missiles are frightening. They can go around the world and they have multiple warheads. Lastly the Navies Aircraft Carrier Battle Group is awesome. A floating, movable airport. They have about 6,000 people onboard with 70 to 80 airplanes on board. How would you like to cook for that many people? Four to five meals a day. Busy, busy sailors. Our military is all professionals nowadays. Well paid and well trained. Motivated people with high standards. Enjoy these videos. Take care of yourself. Thank you and take care.

[@steelcity3534]

What does Court say to the enemy when they encounter a B-2? Uhh-Ohh-Spaghetti-Ohhs! Yep, it is I, Saladene from Twitch.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

SALEDENE!! hello!! hahaha uh oh spagetti ohhhhs!😂

[@samiam1254]

You should see it live and in color.........I have but then again, I was in the Infantry and owe a few pilots some beer.

[@jeffcamp481]

Just as the US Navy named capital ships after US states, the Air Force names B2 aircraft as capital aircraft and they name them after states in th USA!

[@alakaii454]

So cute you called it a stingray

[@CourtneyCoulston]

😂

[@joekillip6505]

You cant hear them either they usto use our drill rig for practice and pop out of the vallies below us and scare the hell out of us

[@augl2702]

google a side by side comparison of a B-2 and a Peregrine falcon.

[@scottstewart5784]

Rapid advances in computers explain the differences between the F-117 and the B-2. The F-117 is the sharply angled smaller plane that can only carry two bombs for 900 miles. It's sharp and angled because of computers - they weren't fast enough then to design the complex curves of the later B-2. The F-117 is a "F" for fighter, but that was a lie - it's strictly a bomber, can'r fight or defend itself, and was called the F-117 vs the B-3 or whatever to fool the Russians about its role.

[@frederickrimler8153]

Every plane is named like warships

[@gwumpyolman]

They are real. 🤣 I live near the base. I see them a lot. I took a picture of one the other day.

[@andywampler9273]

It also looks like a Peregrine Falcon