U.S. strategic bombers have historically flown with two fully trained pilots, but the B-21 could break the trend.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
An internal debate at the highest levels of the U.S. Air Force over the crew composition of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider highlights how increasing cockpit automation is challenging assumptions about the skills required on flight decks in wartime. In an Aug. 15 memo obtained by Aviation Week, Gen...
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