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Northrop B-2 Spirit

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Summary

Northrop B-2 Spirit is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55,407 views/month, #4 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Air Force[3]
  • Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Corporation[4], Northrop[5]
  • Developer: Northrop[6]
  • Subclass of: strategic bomber with 4 jet engines[7], stealth aircraft[8], flying wing[9]
  • Commons category: Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit[10]
  • Country of origin: United States[11]
  • Powered by: General Electric F118[12]
  • First flight: July 17, 1989[13]
  • Service entry: December 17, 1993[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit[15]
  • Commons gallery: Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit[16]
  • Total produced: 33[17]
  • Described by source: US Air Force Air Power Directory[18], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[19]
  • Nickname: Boomerang[20]
  • Length: 21 m[21]
  • Wingspan: 52.4 m[22]
  • Wing area: 5140 square foot[23]
  • Capital cost: 737,000,000 US dollars[24]
  • Sensors: AN/APQ-181[25]

Why It Matters

Northrop B-2 Spirit has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Northrop Northrop Grumman Corporation United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ww2aircraft.net. Retrieved . ww2aircraft.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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