Originally Posted by
melmothtw
C-17 and B-1B are both FBW, do their control columns move together? So would be odd if the B-2's didn't.
Yes, a design feature that arguably caused the loss of the aircraft (or at least greatly contributed to it). Odd to be configured that way, wouldn't you say?
You said it yourself, a design feature, so not surprising. An accountant, marketing or engineers choice, not a resultant of design.