So it is true. The world's most expensive aircraft is heading for a museum. Well, sort of. Your Uncle has been told two Northrop Grumman B-2s will be put on display at museums in the USA in 2003 or shortly after. However, "Ship 98", which is intended for display in Palmdale, California, is a fatigue test airframe and currently used as an engineering mock-up. The other aircraft, "Ship 99", served as a load test vehicle and is currently intact except for cockpit, engines and avionics. This aircraft is expected to go on display at the USAF Museum at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, later this year...or at least that's what we think. Budgie News: "Hello, is that the Air Force museum? Is your B-2 on display yet?" Marvin Paranoid: "A space is being set aside but no-one knows if it has arrived or not. Even if we could see it, we couldn't tell you - unless we shot you afterwards, of course."
Source: Flight International