Description
This is how the B-2 LAP “variant” could have looked. General characteristics
Crew: 2: pilot (left seat) and mission commander (right seat)
Length: 69 ft
Wingspan: 56 ft
Height: 15 ft
Wing area: 4,140 ft
Empty weight: 98,000 lb
Loaded weight: 236,500 lb
Max. takeoff weight: 376,000 lb
Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 pitch thrust vectoring turbofans
Dry thrust: 26,000 lb[263] (116 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 35,000+ lb (156+ kN[N 5][264]) each
Fuel Capacity: 167,000 pounds (75,750 kg)
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 0.95 (550 knots, 630 mph, 1,010 km/h) at 40,000 ft altitude / Mach 0.95 at sea level[148]
Cruise speed: Mach 0.85[63] (487 knots, 560 mph, 900 km/h) at 40,000 ft altitude
Range: 6,000 nmi (11,100 km (6,900 mi))
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,200 m)
Wing loading: 67.3 lb/ft² (329 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.205
Armament
2 internal bays for ordnance and payload with an official limit of 40,000 lb (18,000 kg); maximum estimated limit is 50,000 lb (23,000 kg).
80× 500 lb class bombs (Mk-82, GBU-38) mounted on Bomb Rack Assembly (BRA)
36× 750 lb CBU class bombs on BRA
16× 2,000 lb class bombs (Mk-84, GBU-31) mounted on Rotary Launcher Assembly (RLA)
16× B61 or B83 nuclear bombs on RLA (strategic mission)
Standoff weapon: AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) and AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).
Scott Lowther.