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Originally Posted by boxmonkeyracing
I can't go into a lot of details but B-1's still do TF. It's designed to save the plane if something with TF goes wrong. and with the Avionics that planes have now adays they know when they are being targeted and can tell you where it's coming from long before they ever launch which gives pilots the ability to either jam, convince the missle it's somewhere else, or book it out of there. to say everything is going to stealth. . .yea and no. if you can see a B-2 you can shoot it down. sorry stealth is good but not the best. Speed with stealth is even better. The B-1b has a smaller radar cross section do to some stealth features installed after learning from the B-1A program. Your comment about fast bombers getting left in the dust is totally inaccurate. right now the B-1b is the bomber of choice in both wars due to payload, speed, and time on station. and the B-3 is suppose to be faster then the B-2 and carry more all while being a complete stealth plane. BUT, that's only if UCAVs don't take over before the next bomber is built. I hate the fact that UAVs and UCAVs are taking over but it's the way of the future. they can handle more G's then a human and loss of life isn't as high of a risk.
SR-71 wad designed with Stealth but it's heat plum really does away with that. lol.
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Agreed. Stealth is good so long as it works. You still need to avoid radar and visual detection. The idea of having a superfast bomber is so that it can actually reach the target and unload its bombs. The argument that they are vunarable while unloading their weapons is valid, but stealth aircraft are vunerable then too. As far as droping bombs at high speed, I have no idea whats being done, but I'm sure it isn't being ignored.
There is one problem with a fast stealthy aircraft that you touched on, heat. But if the system that fires a missile can't detect you on radar and you can fly as fast as the missile, what does it matter?