Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps
by abrowne on Monday December 20, 2021 @09:26PM
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Not too low if landing? From another comment:
> This one was probably on final approach during the summer when the winds are usually out of the south and was probably about 2,000 feet above the ground.
Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps
by rookderby on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @09:56AM
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Probably headed to Whiteman AFB. Here's one parked:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B043'29.7%22N+93%C2%...
Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps
by mountainofdeath on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @12:01PM
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The B2 is based out of Whiteman AFB near Warrensburg, MO so roughly 25 miles or 40 km south of where the plane is so it is probably on its final approach to land or just took off.
We know that telephone poles stick about 32 feet from the ground. Measuring the shadow in Google Earth above, it's about 20 feet. Now, it's a simple ratio.
Using Earth, I measured the distance from the plane to its shadow at about 2430 feet, that would put it at 3,900ft, which is surprisingly low, but I don't know the height of that pole for sure. It's the right ballpark, though.