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PALMDALE, Calif. \u2014 The test pilots who will be the first to fly the B-21 Raider<\/a>, the Air Force\u2019s next stealth bomber<\/a>, are now working with Air Force and Northrop Grumman officials to draw up a game plan for its first flights next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But one thing that\u2019s not weighing on their minds, the pilots stressed to reporters before the bomber\u2019s Dec. 2 rollout at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California<\/a>: The shape of the B-21\u2032s windows and the field of view they will allow pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Air Force in 2021 released an artist\u2019s rendering of the B-21<\/a> that hinted at an unusual shape for its four windows, particularly those on the sides, which were depicted as slanting upward and narrower than those of its predecessor, the B-2 Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Todd Harrison, a defense budget expert and managing director of Metrea Strategic Insights, told Defense News the rendering raised eyebrows among military aircraft enthusiasts, and caused some to wonder if the new windows might be a step down in terms of visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The B-21\u2032s actual rollout confirmed that the cockpit windows are shaped differently \u2014 perhaps with a wider gap between the two main windows and slightly smaller on the sides \u2014 than those on the B-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But test pilot Lt. Col. Clifton Bell said that from what he\u2019s seen, the B-21\u2032s windshields aren\u2019t effectively that much different from the B-2, and shouldn\u2019t be a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour body is very good at adjusting,\u201d said Bell, who is in charge of the test organization at Edwards Air Force Base in California and previously flew the B-2 in his career. \u201cWhen I first started flying the B-2, you noticed [its windows] the first flight, maybe the first hour, and then your mind is pretty good about separating what\u2019s important, and what\u2019s not important. I\u2019ve yet to fly with windows that I have any concerns about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harrison said the window design choices were likely made in part to maximize the B-21\u2032s stealth capability. And as the B-21 was designed to be capable of being \u201coptionally manned,\u201d or flown remotely without a pilot, Harrison said there could be cameras or other sensors that could help broaden the pilots\u2019 visibility, making wide windows less important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first B-21 Raider rolls out of a hangar at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, in a ceremony attended by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, other top service leaders and lawmakers, and the families of some Doolittle Raiders for whom the bomber is named. (Stephen Losey\/Defense News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bell, as well as Northrop Grumman B-21 test pilot Chris Moss and Lt. Col. Joshua Schneider, the B-21\u2032s deputy program manager, spoke with reporters at the Advancing Aeronautics Expo\u2019s<\/a> aircraft display before the ceremony began. The B-2 bomber dubbed the \u201cSpirit of California\u201d loomed behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the next few months following the first B-21\u2032s public debut, its manufacturer Northrop Grumman will continue to conduct further ground tests on the bomber dubbed T-1, or 0001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At some point in 2023, pending the results of those tests, this B-21 will carry out its first flight to Edwards. Once it is in Air Force hands, more formal flight tests can begin and the bomber will be put through its paces. Bell said a test flight program such as this is \u201ca massive undertaking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moss said the test pilots next year will be looking for \u201ceverything\u201d when they take it up for a spin. That will include making sure the bomber flies the way it is expected to within the necessary air speeds and altitudes, as well as making sure all its systems work the way they should, and how the plane feels in-flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in test flights, the Raider will be recording \u201call kinds of data\u201d and transmitting it to a control room on the ground for analysis, Moss said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s not just the pilots\u2019 job to help collect electronic data, Moss said. Their opinions and observations on how the plane feels, and whether it\u2019s working as designed, and practiced in the simulators, and doing what was predicted will also be valuable data points for the program\u2019s engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber dubbed “Spirit of California.” The first B-2 was rolled out at the same site, Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, almost exactly 34 years earlier. (Stephen Losey\/Defense News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Right now, Bell said, the team at Edwards is working together with Northrop to go over the Raider\u2019s systems, and figure out which ones the team will need to test in-flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bell said he\u2019s been working on this program since 2016, working together with the manufacturer and Air Force Global Strike Command officials throughout the bomber\u2019s development, and making adjustments when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bell said he hopes the B-21 flies similarly to the B-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the B-21 will also include more than three decades of technological advances that have been made since the B-2\u2032s 1988 introduction. And Bell is eager to see how those new capabilities will play out once pilots get into the cockpit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt used to be all about, \u2018How well do I fly an airplane?\u2019\u201d Bell said. \u201cNow it\u2019s, \u2018How do I operate a system?\u2019 A lot of what it is, is learning how to operate a system to execute the mission.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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