B-21 first flight to come in 2023 – By Stephen Losey (Defense News) / May 25, 2022
WASHINGTON — The first flight of the B-21 Raider is expected to take place next year, manufacturer Northrop Grumman said Wednesday.
The public unveiling of the Air Force’s next stealth bomber is still expected later in 2022, the company said in a release. First flights of a new aircraft typically take place several months after such rollout ceremonies.
The first B-21 finished its first in a series of ground tests at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, earlier this month, according to Northrop. The loads calibration test was the most critical in the process, the company said. The drill involves configuring the aircraft’s instruments and verifying its structural integrity by subjecting it to varying amounts of stress.
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