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Registration / Serial: | "82-1070" |
Other Marks: | WM |
Aircraft Original Type: | Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit |
Aircraft Version: | Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit |
C/n (msn): | |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
Photo Date: | 18 August 2013 |
Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
Photo ID: | 45155 |
Photo Comment |
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This is not the original 82-1070 'Spirit of Ohio', rather one of two additional aircraft Northrop constructed without engines or instruments for fatigue testing. This example was used for stress testing on the airframe (it was discovered that the wings could withstand 161% of the design specs stress load before cracking) before being retired to the National Museum of the USAF for display. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 February 2018, and has since been viewed 385 times. |