ability to refuel while airborne

With its ability to refuel while airborne, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber’s flight time is effectively limited only by the physical endurance of its pilots. During the 37-hour mission to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 22, that human limitation was pushed to the extreme. “B-2 pilots can lie down to take a nap. However, they do so in the limited space behind the seats on a metal surface, which is not comfortable,” a spokesperson from the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, where the stealth bombers are based, told RFE/RL. Additionally, the air force spokesperson says, “the aircraft generates its own oxygen — i.e., pulls it out of the atmosphere — which results in almost no moisture in the aircraft, which in turn leads to pilots having to constantly hydrate while still experiencing issues such as dried and cracking skin สล็อต เว็บตรง