US B-2 Mission

[MX-5]

Wow, 36-hr flight time, two pilots. Anyone know the logistics of this with respect to rest?

https://avgeekery.com/b-2-iran-strike-details/

[pelmet]

GO PILLs.....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_and_no-go_pills

Who needs rest. Maybe long-haul airlines should provide them with crew meals. No more need for more than two pilots.

[daedalusx]

Go-pills are great ... what could possibly go wrong.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarnak_Farm_incident

[birdsofafeather]

Sorry, blaming "go pills' was part of a desperate defense for his actions, weighing only slightly above "my parent spanked me as a kid" for legitimacy.

[MX-5]

More info, sort of, here

https://www.rferl.org/a/midnight-hammer ... 54678.html

[Reinhard]

Open a book and you'll see that every war ever fought by Iran since the founding of the Islamic Republic has been defensive in nature.

Israel's actions have shown that it poses a far greater threat to peace and security in west Asia.

Iran has made a net positive contribution to the war on terrorism. The Iranian backed Syrian Arab Army, Iraqi militias, and Hezbollah did the heavy lifting in battling Al-Qaeda and ISIS.

[rookiepilot]

JFC, all I was asking/commenting on was the mission, and the logistics......you guys.

I know. It’s disgusting.

Racism and Antisemitism etc might be widely tolerated out there but should not be here in a group of self proclaimed professionals.

[cdnavater]

Wow, 36-hr flight time, two pilots. Anyone know the logistics of this with respect to rest?

https://avgeekery.com/b-2-iran-strike-details/

So, getting back on track,


https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-f ... ompartment.

“Rest is another issue. While many civilian airliners and some military aircraft bring multiple crews for long-haul flights, the B-2 has just two pilots for the entire mission. Deaile recalled one person was often unconscious in a sleeping bag atop a modified Army cot behind the ejection seats.”

[goingnowherefast]

Different acceptable risk levels. Rare bombing missions mean lower exposure to the hazard. Airliners are flying constantly. Constant exposure to the fatigue and single-pilot risks.

A B-2 crashes on a risky mission? 2 military pilots potentially die (hopefully eject) in combat and a very expensive plane is gone. An airliner crashes and hundreds of innocent passengers die.