Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Caught On Camera: Stealth Bomber Builds Up Steam As It Approaches Sound Barrier

A B-2 Spirit bomber breaks the sound barrier during a flight over California. The blur is a visible condensation cloud that often occurs close to the speed of the sound barrier

From The Daily Mail:

It looks like a fish out of water - but this airborne killing machine is right at home as it soars above the Californian desert.

This amazing picture is of a U.S. military Stealth Bomber quite literally building up steam as it approaches the sound barrier.

It was released to coincide with the announcement of upgraded military software for the fleet and shows the B-2 reaching a high subsonic speed during a flight over Palmdale, near Los Angeles.

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