dave@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Dave Goldblatt) (07/13/89)
From: Dave Goldblatt <dave@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>
I saw footage on CNN last night of the B-2 taxiing around under its
own power.
So it moves. Doesn't fly yet, but it moves. High-speed taxiing is next,
then actual flight. According to theory, anyway.
Of course, for all I know, it could have been the Honda version powered by
a Quad 4 -- ok, an old Chevy 454. :-)
I saw a nice theory the other day (I forgot where, but don't think it was
here) that the B-2 doesn't really exist -- it's just a platform to convince
the Soviets that its real (and works!) in order to get them to spend billion$
to counter it.
Not a bad idea at that -- in fact, that's a lot more plausible than a
$500 million + (you _know_ it's going to be more than that when
everything's finished) plane without a real purpose in life.. :-)
-dg-
(Fund Tomcat 21!)
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