1. The B2 stealth bomber is the slowest of the four, with a top speed of 1010 kilometers per hour (628 miles per hour).
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    Maximum speed: 630 mph Cruise speed: 560 mph Range: 6,900 miles Service ceiling: 50,000 feet
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    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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    Northrop B-2 Spirit - Wikipedia

    The B-2 can perform attack missions at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet (15,000 m); it has an unrefueled range of more than 6,000 nautical miles (6,900 mi; 11,000 km) and can fly more than 10,000 nautical miles (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) with one midair refueling. See more

    The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low-observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses. A subsonic flying wing with … See more

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    The B-2 Spirit was developed to take over the USAF's vital penetration missions, allowing it to travel … See more

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    No operational B-2s have been retired by the Air Force to be put on display. B-2s have made occasional appearances on ground display at various air shows.
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    By the mid-1970s, military aircraft designers had learned of a new method to avoid missiles and interceptors, known today as "stealth". The concept was to build an aircraft with an airframe that deflected or absorbed See more

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    The first operational aircraft, christened Spirit of Missouri, was delivered to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, where the fleet is … See more

    On 23 February 2008, B-2 "AV-12" Spirit of Kansas crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. Spirit of Kansas had been operated by the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base See more

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