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		vwcx on June 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Flying-V: Flying long distances energy-efficiently This video (shot from a chase car) of a B2 landing demonstrates the challenges with an configuration closer to a flying wing than an airliner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih57FiOeZXU

mdturnerphys on June 4, 2019 | [–]

That's a U-2, not a B-2. How is it closer to a flying wing than an airliner?

Patrick_Devine on June 4, 2019 | [–]

Uh.. that's a U2, not a B2. The U2 is not a flying wing, and the two are really not even comparable.

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