| Specifications
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| Primary function:
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Multi-role heavy bomber.
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| Prime Contractor:
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Northrop Grumman Corp.
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| Contractor Team:
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Boeing Military Airplanes Co.,
General Electric Aircraft Engine Group
Hughes Training Inc., Link Division
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| Power Plant/Manufacturer:
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Four General Electric F-118-GE-100 engines
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| Thrust:
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17,300 pounds each engine (7,847 kilograms)
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| Length:
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69 feet (20.9 meters)
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| Height:
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17 feet (5.1 meters)
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| Wingspan:
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172 feet (52.12 meters)
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| Speed, cruise:
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High subsonic
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| Speed, minimum approach:
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140 mph
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| Ceiling:
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50,000 feet (15,000 meters)
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| Weight, Takeoff, (Typical):
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336,500-350,000 pounds (152,600-159,000 kilograms)
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| Weight, Empty:
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125,000-160,000 lb
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| Range:
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6000 nautical miles (9600 kilometers)
unrefueled range for a hi-lo-hi mission
with 16 B61 nuclear free-fall bombs
10,000 miles with one aerial refueling
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| Payload:
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40,000 pounds (18,000 kilograms)
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| Systems:
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AN/APQ-181 Radar Antenna Subsystem
AN/APR-50 Defensive Management System (DMS)
AN/ASC-36 AFSATCOM/MILSTAR Subsystem
AN/ASN-155 Electrical Navigation System
AN/ASN-155 Inertial Navigation Subsystem
B-2 Pilot Alert System
B-2 Engine Exhaust Subsystem (Tailpipe)
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| Crew:
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Two pilots
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| Unit cost:
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Approximately $2.1 billion
[average]
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| Date Deployed:
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December 1993
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| Inventory:
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Active force: 20 (planned operational aircraft); ANG: 0; Reserve: 0
The first B-2 to be lost was the SPIRIT OF KANSAS, which suffered a takeoff accident at Andersen AFB on Guam on 23 February 2008. The two crew were able to eject safely.
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