The B -2 bomber pilot undergoes rigorous preparations for the weeks before starting in a mission and most of the training includes sleep studies, retired Lieutenant General Steve Basham told the Reuters. Bhasham flew B -2 for nine years and retired as Deputy Commander of the US European Command in 2024. Basham reported that the pilots are trained for the cognizance of foods that speed up their digestion, which slows it down, which keep them awake, who sleeps them. Because the aircraft has a single chemical toilet and needs to relax during a 36-hour flight. For Basham, during training, his food was a turkey sandwich on wheat bread, with no cheese, because Bland is what they are keeping an eye on here. B -2 can fly at a distance of 6,000 sea miles without bombing fuel, but most missions require several mid -air fuels and the process is cumbersome.
Pilots cannot see fueling, they rely on visual signals
Reuters report described the process of fueling as ‘blind’ as the pilots cannot see the bounce spread from a gas -filled tanker for the B -2 16 feet behind their head. They have to rely on visual signals from the tanker lights and reference points must be remembered. On moonlight flights, it is a naturally dangerous work, Basham said. Basham said that when kicking in fatigue, this process is more tired. “” Adrenaline goes. You try to relax a little and you still have to fill one last fuel. “B -2 is equipped with a refrigerator, a microwave and a small area behind the seats where pilots can lie in a cot. Sunflower seeds are another food that rely to wake up between pilot food. The size of B -2 makes it secretly, but its success depends largely on human performance, as it borres only two individuals instead of large teams that require old bombers such as B -1 B and B -52.
