On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 20:27:42 -0800, "Tarver Engineering"
wrote:


"Smartace11" wrote in message
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"Smartace11" wrote in message
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So then, you attempt to discredit me on the causal portion, but only
agree
with the result. How can you possibly disagree with something you have
no
clue about?

Not trying to discredit anyone. Just saying that there was a point where
the
AF decided it did not want any more B-2s, mainly because of the
maintenance
workoad and declining number of maintainers.

The USAF wanted the money and B-2s use few pilots.

I may well be clueless about the B-2. My role was to write white papers
for
the AF Generals, work with the GAO, and answer congressional inquiries
from
within the AF program office. The sitting guy next to me mananged the
AV-1
upgrade program when the $550M fell into our lap. Aside from that I
haven't a
clue what you are accusingme of.

AV-1 is Northrop's airframe, I do not know of any upgrade for that bird.
AV-2 thru AV-6 were ungraded to production version, about that time.



I thought the "AV" in AV-1 was for "air vehicle". I know there was
one that wasn't intended to go into service but did in the end. The
only one I know of that didn't was the "iron bird" that had different
landing gear, wasn't flyable, but was the same size and configuaration
as the production B-2. Could that be the one you are thinking of as
Northrop's aircraft?