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"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 10/30/2015 at 15:14 • Filed to: b-2

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I’ve got a question for our resident airplane experts. The B-2 has a crew of 2. Above the pilots seats you can see lines marking the hatches that blow off to facilitate ejection. On the starboard side about even with the inlet there is a third set of markings that appear similar to the ejection hatch markings. Does anyone know what that is for?

“B-2 first flight 071201-F-9999J-034” by USAF - !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Licensed under Public Domain via Commons -

Ike > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 10/30/2015 at 15:18

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Doesn't the b2 have a head? Could be a toilet ejector seat?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Ike 10/30/2015 at 15:19

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That could get messy.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 10/30/2015 at 15:24

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I'm not sure but it might be the door for the inflight refueling boom

ttyymmnn > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/30/2015 at 15:29

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Not refueling. That is on the centerline where you see what resembles an outlined letter H.

ttyymmnn > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 10/30/2015 at 15:32

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On second thought, you may be right. I'm trying to look at this on my phone. I'll look closer when I get home.

Party-vi > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 10/30/2015 at 15:32

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That is the EMACEP, or Emergency Marital Aid Countermeasure Ejection Port. During missile lock the B-2 jettisons 500lb of RR-144 24” dildos as a defense against incoming missiles.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 10/30/2015 at 15:49

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You were right the first time. The refueling port is on the centerline there. That was my first though, too.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Party-vi 10/30/2015 at 15:56

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Anything looks correct in a military connection when expressed as an acronym.

BorkBorkBjork > Ike 10/30/2015 at 15:59

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Thats exactly what it is

Kit 'Haddy' Iwamatsu > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 10/30/2015 at 16:10

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It is an emergency exit hatch. The normal access on the plane is from below. If the plane lands gear up, that exit is unusable, so there is one on the top.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Kit 'Haddy' Iwamatsu 10/30/2015 at 16:14

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That makes more sense than an ejection toilet, even if it is less interesting.

Kit 'Haddy' Iwamatsu > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 10/30/2015 at 16:25

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Yup, the markings are for where to cut for rescue. The RAM (radar absorbent material) covers the hatch, so just opening it will cost tens of thousands of dollars.