It looks kind of...fake. At least thats how it seems to me

looks like a smudge on the pic or somthing maybe it was done with photoshop

Oh ,ok thanks for the link Raptor.

isnt that the sound wave??

The shockwave pointing in the wrong direction??? I don't think so...

Originally posted by Dmsoldier
isnt that the sound wave??

I think you are trying to say that it is a sonic boom, but th B-2 only travels at high sub-sonic(thats the offical line anyway). So no its not a sonic boom.

Yeah the B-2 doesn't go supersonic. If its electrogravitic lift was on, why would it appear as a black smudge? And one that doesn't look as though it encircles the entire aircraft? I stand by my judgement, it is a fake.

We've seen this kind of photo of the B-2 often before. It's simply condensation from humid air, nothing more. I've seen one around a B-52.

Desert air can also be humid. Bear in mind that the B-2 is at about 7 or 8 thousand feet in that photo. It's much colder up there, believe me. What's happening is just an aircraft causing a brief cloud formation, just the way contrails are formed (although that's kinda different).

OK, look at the image. See those two white streaks, on one top of the engine bulge and one underneath? Those are areas of lower pressure, caused by air being shunted aside at high speed. Now, clouds have flat bottoms because at lower pressures, the water droplets can condense. That's all the B-2 is doing, making a low pressure zone. And you do get clouds in the desert.

Thanks Lampyridae this clears the whole thing up. But its still a cool photo.

Yeah its really humid in the desert right now here it is 47% humidity right now and 67degrees out.

On a side note that looks like where I live.

-Core

Just humid air condensating..

THERE ARE NO #ING ANTIGRAVITY SYSTEMS ON THE B-2. EVERY TIME WE DEVELOP A NEW PLANE THAT LOOKS JUST A BIT OUT OF THE ORDINARY YOU SAY "OH IT MUST BE NUCLEAR POWERED" OR "THAT MUST BE AN ANTI GRAVITY FIELD!" GO READ #ING BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT BEFORE JUMPING TO THESE FAR OUT CONCLUSIONS! YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW # ABOUT # WHEN IT COMES TO AIRCRAFT! ASK FULCRUM. HE'S THE RESIDENT EXPERT ON THE SUBJECT!


sorry. im just tired of people making stupid comments about such a beautiful bird


[Edited on 11-15-2003 by KrazyIvan]

Behave yourself Ivan!!!

[Edited on 18-11-2003 by TheBandit795]

Originally posted by KrazyIvan
THERE ARE NO #ING ANTIGRAVITY SYSTEMS ON THE B-2. EVERY TIME WE DEVELOP A NEW PLANE THAT LOOKS JUST A BIT OUT OF THE ORDINARY YOU SAY "OH IT MUST BE NUCLEAR POWERED" OR "THAT MUST BE AN ANTI GRAVITY FIELD!" GO READ #ING BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT BEFORE JUMPING TO THESE FAR OUT CONCLUSIONS! YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW # ABOUT # WHEN IT COMES TO AIRCRAFT! ASK FULCRUM. HE'S THE RESIDENT EXPERT ON THE SUBJECT!


sorry. im just tired of people making stupid comments about such a beautiful bird



[Edited on 11-15-2003 by KrazyIvan]

Listen mate theses are just theories ok, they are not "stupid comments". There was no need for these comments they served not purpose and were offensive. So kept you comments to yourself you dick head

[Edited on 15-11-2003 by Raptor]

Humidity? Condensation? Anti-gravity? WHAT?! This is either a decent fake or it's an atmospheric anomoly IMHO....

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