{"id":396064,"date":"2026-03-30T01:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/inside-b-2-spirit-cockpit\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T01:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:00:17","slug":"tight-space-inside-the-b-2-spirit-cockpit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=396064","title":{"rendered":"Tight Space: Inside The B-2 Spirit Cockpit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Northrop B-2 Spirit cockpit has limited space for pilots to move about because it’s a functional work space<\/a><\/span> and is not intended to be luxury accommodation. However, the B-2 needs to be flown by pilots, and pilots have needs, just like other humans. As of the time of writing, it seems B-2 Spirits are active in operations over Iran, and at least some of these missions are long and grueling nonstop flights from the United States and back. These aircraft are refueled multiple times both to Iran and on the way back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The B-2 Spirit has to perform extra-long missions, while providing less space and comfort for its pilots than transport aircraft like the C-17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,7038,1328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-396064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-b-2-spirit-bomber","category-united-states-air-force"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t