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Citing the maximum stealth
requirements as a replacement for the creaky B-3 "Bingo" bomber, the
US government awarded the contract to B-Mac-Lock-Mart-Gru-Throp in
2044.
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Utilising
split vector surface enveloping boundary layer lift devices, the B-4 was able to
eliminate all external protrubances such as wings. Having the exact same
signature, regardless of it's orientation, the B-4 would be able to fool
conventional detection systems right down to a range of 18 inches.
Head-on
photo....notice cockpit windows.
The B-4 proved to be a truly
invisible airplane, leading to most of the mid-air collisions in the decade
2051-61. The vast majority of the B-4s 133 out of 211, were destroyed during a
light breeze at Holloman AFB, when they all tipped over and began rolling about
in a frantic and pyrotechnic version of pinball!
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