CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : EDWARDS AFB : Stealth Refueled in Flight During Test
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The B-2 stealth bomber concluded its sixth test flight by being refueled in the air and landing at Edwards Air Force Base’s flight center in the Mojave Desert. The radar-evading flying wing was refueled by an Air Force KC-10, the military’s version of the DC-10, before landing, a base spokeswoman said. The four-engine bomber, which minimizes radar detection through its design and use of composite materials, conducted its maiden flight July 17.
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