Northrop Low-Altitude Penetrator (1979)
B-2 Bomber Alternative Proposal
Price: $80.00 + Shipping
STATUS: RETIRED
Production Run: 2020-2023
Price: $80.00 + Shipping
STATUS: RETIRED
Production Run: 2020-2023
About the Design
Before the B-2 "Spirit" stealth bomber design was finalized in the early 1980s, two separate mission profiles were studied. One was high-altitude penetration, the approach that resulted in broad-winged stealth bomber we all know and love today. The other was for low-altitude penetration. This approach called for a more streamlined, arrow-like airframe.
Although never formalized, Northrop and Boeing studies from the period suggest what such a Low-Altitude Penetrator (LAP) might have looked like. The plane would have been less efficient than the B-2...but no less beautiful and intimidating. |
About the Model
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