For Friday, Jun 20 report, I’ll exceprt some Pynchon for concepts of the B-2 craft.
In dulci jublio
Nun signet unt seid froh!
Unders Herzens Wonne
Leit in praesipio,
Leuchiet vor die Sonne
Matris in gremio.
Alpha es et O
Wedderburn trans. 1567
Now let us sing with joy and mirth,
In honour of our Lordes birth,
Our heart’s consolation
Lies in præsepio,
And shines as the sun,
Matris in gremio.
Alpha is and O, Alpha is and O.
“The War needs to divide this way, and to subdivide, though propaganda will always stress unity, alliance, pulling together. The War does not appear to want a folk-consciousness, not even of the sort the Germans have engineered, ein Volk ein Führer — it wants a machine of many separate parts, not onenes, but a complexity …” Thomas Pynchon Gravity’s Rainbow
Starting and ending key technics for the B-2 aircraft, I’ll excerpt key technics for type, power, crew, wingspan, length, height, top speed, range, maximum payload and takeoff weight.
Type: Strategic, long-range heavy bomber with low-observable technology and all-altitude capability to penetrate the most sophisticated air defenses in nuclear and conventional missions
Power Plant: Four General Electric F118-GE-100 turbofans, each 17,300 lbs. thrust.
Crew: Two
Wingspan: 172 feet
Length: 69 feet
Height: 17 feet
Top Speed: High subsonic
Combat Ceiling: 50,000 feet
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (unrefueled) 10,000 nautical miles with one refueling
Payload: > 40,000 lbs.
Maximum Gross Takeoff Weight: 336,500 lbs.
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