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Next-gen stealth bomber the B-21 Raider unveils December 2022

40 points by graderjs 4y ago

z9znz 4y ago
I know that feeling. You start a presentation, add a slide, and there you're faced with two boxes. The big Title, and the smaller but more imposing SubTitle. " B-21 Raider Making the detectable undetectable. That's Defining Possible. " We all hate that superfluous subtitle.
- bergenty 4y ago
  We also generally hate pedants.
  - sorokod 4y ago
    Disagree, pedants perform important services in the ecosystem.
  - z9znz 4y ago
    Our days are filled with communication. Eliminating unnecessary or pointless communication is beneficial as it saves time for everyone. A message is also clearer with less noise. In the case I highlighted, I would argue that the image and communication would be stronger with just the title. The subtitle is there possibly just because the template had a slot [subtitle here]. Sometimes I am wrong though. Perhaps they do need a subtitle to tell us how it is new and improved. “Now more undetectable!”
- jandrese 4y ago
  "That's Defining Possible" has major "the executive committee developed this slogan, it must be on the title page" vibes doesn't it? Removing it would be an improvement.
KunafaPizza 4y ago
- dang 4y ago
  Maybe so, but please don't post unsubstantive comments to Hacker News. It doesn't help. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
jandrese 4y ago
I have to wonder if this is mostly a B2.1. In the end the US only bought like 20 B2s, maybe this is a way to try to convince the Air Force to buy a few more and spread out the development costs? On the other hand if they have been working on this since 1997 the development costs will be astronomical regardless.
- google234123 4y ago
  From what I’ve heard, the issue was that the tools they used to make the b2 were as bespoke as the actual plane and super unreliable… so basically there was no cost saving making more since you basically had to remake the tools…
TrinaryWorksToo 4y ago
This looks a lot like some ufo videos
trothamel 4y ago
Good to hear this program is moving along. I think it will be an important capability for the US Air Force. At the same time, I thought the old web design was classic. (Give it a moment for the top image to load.) https://web.archive.org/web/20220713220803/https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/air/b-21-raider/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220713220803/https://www.north...
comprambler 4y ago
Looks like a lot more Tacit Blue influence than even with the B2.

40 points by graderjs 4y ago

I know that feeling. You start a presentation, add a slide, and there you're faced with two boxes. The big Title, and the smaller but more imposing SubTitle. " B-21 Raider Making the detectable undetectable. That's Defining Possible. " We all hate that superfluous subtitle.

bergenty 4y ago
We also generally hate pedants.
- sorokod 4y ago
  Disagree, pedants perform important services in the ecosystem.
- z9znz 4y ago
  Our days are filled with communication. Eliminating unnecessary or pointless communication is beneficial as it saves time for everyone. A message is also clearer with less noise. In the case I highlighted, I would argue that the image and communication would be stronger with just the title. The subtitle is there possibly just because the template had a slot [subtitle here]. Sometimes I am wrong though. Perhaps they do need a subtitle to tell us how it is new and improved. “Now more undetectable!”
jandrese 4y ago
"That's Defining Possible" has major "the executive committee developed this slogan, it must be on the title page" vibes doesn't it? Removing it would be an improvement.

KunafaPizza 4y ago

dang 4y ago
Maybe so, but please don't post unsubstantive comments to Hacker News. It doesn't help. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

jandrese 4y ago

I have to wonder if this is mostly a B2.1. In the end the US only bought like 20 B2s, maybe this is a way to try to convince the Air Force to buy a few more and spread out the development costs? On the other hand if they have been working on this since 1997 the development costs will be astronomical regardless.

google234123 4y ago
From what I’ve heard, the issue was that the tools they used to make the b2 were as bespoke as the actual plane and super unreliable… so basically there was no cost saving making more since you basically had to remake the tools…

TrinaryWorksToo 4y ago

This looks a lot like some ufo videos

trothamel 4y ago

Good to hear this program is moving along. I think it will be an important capability for the US Air Force. At the same time, I thought the old web design was classic. (Give it a moment for the top image to load.) https://web.archive.org/web/20220713220803/https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we-do/air/b-21-raider/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220713220803/https://www.north...

comprambler 4y ago

Looks like a lot more Tacit Blue influence than even with the B2.