Is there any strategical or functional advantage to the shape of the B-2 stealth bomber? Why is it so geometrical?
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The shape is designed to be invisible to radar.
Radar detectors send radio waves off and then listen for an echo. Your typical aluminum cylinder-shaped aircraft with a big tail fin bounces a lot of radar signals back and shows up clearly.
The B2 has this unique shape to minimize that signal reflection. The geometric design bounces radar signals off at odd angles instead of back towards any detector. It’s also coated in a secret and fabulously expensive radar absorbing paint to further dampen any signal.
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