Bill Silvey wrote:

"BackToNormal" wrote in message
p.nnz
Is the following accurate?

"The U.S. Air Force's most expensive bomber is the B-2. It is a
stealth bomber built by Northrop Grumman. Its price tag was near $2
billion per aircraft. This plane is capable of flying to any target
in the world from its base in the center of the United States and
back without stopping anywhere by means of midair refueling".

Costs for a start. AND, isn't a B52 also capable of flying non stop
from US to anywhere in world and return courtesy of midair
refuelling. B1? Others?

ronh

All of those statements are correct. The original quote does not suggest
that the B1 and B52 cannot also do the same.

True, and tks for response Bill. I agree it doesn't suggest B1 and B52
can't do the same, but SOME people might take the inference that the B-2
is the only a/c that can do so -- otherwise, why mention it?

Anyway, prob fixed. I'm suggesting adoption of a sentence from the B52
page which states "The use of aerial refueling gives the B-2 a range
limited only by crew endurance".

cheers

ronh
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