B-2 Spirit: In Action
B-2 Spirit: In Action (Aircraft 178) By Jim Goodall
Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc. 2002 | 50 Pages | ISBN: 089747435X | DJVU | 22 MB
Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc. 2002 | 50 Pages | ISBN: 089747435X | DJVU | 22 MB
The quest for a Low Observable (LO) or 'stealth' aircraft began during the height of World War Two, when radar was first used to provide early warning against fleets of enemy aircraft. This resulted in engineers worldwide investigating ways to foil this new method of tracking aircraft maneuvers. The first attempt to construct a LO aircraft was made by two German brothers, Walter and Reimer Horten. In 1943, they designed a novel twin-engine flying-wing bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, the Ho IX (later redesignated Gotha Go 229). The Hortens fashioned their aircraft from layered plywood with a core of glue, sawdust and a key ingredient - charcoal. This core was added to absorb radar waves. Due to the war effort and the corresponding shortage of raw materials, the German government chose not to invest in the manufacture of experimental aircraft at that time.
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