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- On Sunday evening, just as the last notes sounded on the National Anthem at Super Bowl LV, three U.S. Air Force planes roared over the stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was a trio of bombers. That represents a change from recent years that saw smaller craft, such as the F-16s of the Thunderbirds, streaking overhead.
www.popsci.com/story/technology/super-bowl-lv-flyover/Everything to know about the bombers that flew over Super Bowl LV
The 2021 flyover of Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida saw three US Air Force bombers - a B-2 Spirit, B-1B Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress - join together for a...
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Feb 11, 2022 · The U.S. Air Force has been flying the B-52H Stratofortress since before the NFL held the first Super Bowl in 1967, but this week, America's oldest bomber joined in a first-of-its-kind...
- The B-1B Bomber: Speedy But Stressed Out
- The B-2 Bomber: Stealthy But Small in Number
- The B-52 Bomber: Old But Still Flying
The B-1B, also called the Lancer, sports a fun nickname: the Bone. It earned that thanks to the way its name looks written out: “B-one.” Of the three bombers in the fleet, it’s uniquely capable of pulling off tricksthe others cannot. It can hit supersonic speeds, fly inverted, and its wings can change their position as it operates, depending on wha...
Also streaking over the Super Bowl was the B-2 Spirit, which resembles something like a flying triangle. A stealth aircraft, it can’t be seen by radar, but your eyes are definitely able to spot it. “It flies really smooth,” says Maj. Anthony Mascaro, a B-2 instructor pilot. “It’s a joy to fly.” It’s more airliner-like in the way it flies compared t...
Finally, the B-52 is by the oldest plane of the gang. It’s called the Stratofortress, but thanks to its Jurassic age, it’s also known as the Stratosaurus. The more concise nickname is the BUFF, which stands for Big Ugly Fat Fellow, although you can imagine what word can be substituted for “fellow.” The U.S. fleet of B-52s date to the early 1960s, a...
Super Bowl LV in Tampa is off to a roaring start thanks to a rare trifecta flyover by the U.S. Air Force.Just as Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan finished th...
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Feb 8, 2021 · Air Force Global Strike Command bombers perform the Super Bowl LV flyover at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 7, 2021. The trifecta was the first of its kind as it included a B-1B...
Feb 8, 2021 · Ahead of the Super Bowl 55 kickoff on Sunday, a trio of U.S. Air Force bombers from bases around the country joined in formation to fly over Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Fla. The flyover included a B-1B Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., a B-2 Spirit bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., and a B-52 Stratofortress bomber ...
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Feb 8, 2021 · For fans watching the Super Bowl Feb. 7, the Air Force Global Strike Command tri-bomber flyover over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, lasted seconds. For the team planning this historic event, however – the first flyover of a major sporting event featuring a B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress – the flyover has taken ...
