I was at the firepower demo at Pt. Bravo (Indian Springs), and I don't
recall the F117a or B2 releasing any flares, nor do I have any photos
showing them releasing flares. Of course, this doesn't mean they don't
have any. ;-)

The B1b, which in theory is stealth, has plenty of flares. They pop
out the top.
http://www.lazygranch.com/capstone.htm
for the demo in october 2002, with some video of the B1 releasing
flares.

The latest capstone photos I took are at
http://www.lazygranch.com/capstone2.htm



"Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote in message .. .
"Paul Hirose" wrote in message
...
"Thomas J. Paladino Jr." wrote:

Are the B2 and F117 equipped with chaff and flare dispensors for
emergency
use, or do they rely completely on stealth?

The problem with asking a question on a sensitive topic is that the
people who know the answer are likely to keep quiet. I was an avionics
maintainer for 10 years in B-2 flight test, and I've commented in some
detail about certain aspects of the plane in this newsgroup. But when
the topic is low observables, radar, EW, and the like, I won't talk.

Don't take that as a rebuke. There's nothing wrong with asking your
question -- just beware of the answers! Normally, the bad ones are
quickly shot down in a newsgroup. But when the subject is classified
or sensitive, the best-qualified gunners have to hold fire.



I didn't realize that it was a sensitive question; just figured that this
info was out there.