30,000-Pound Bomb Reaches Milestone
A team of weapons specialists has loaded a 20-foot mock bomb
into the bomb bay of a simulated aircraft Dec. 18 at Whiteman Air
Force Base. The bomb was a mock up of the 30,000 pound Massive
Ordnance Penetrator, a 30,000 pound bomb that has yet to enter
production, and the aircraft was a mock up of the B-2 Spirit. The
MOP is approximately 20.5 feet long, with a 31.5-inch diameter and
a total weight of slightly less than 30,000 pounds.