Pilot Chases B-2 Bomber Mid-Flight

[@XFly170]

Mid-flight, the B2 looks simply otherworldly.

[@AbWischBar]

And it is massive in size compared to a jet fighter. I had no reference prior to that video

[@RonaldPottol]

​@@AbWischBarA T-38 is tiny though. While an F-16 is only just over a meter longer, the maximum gross takeoff weight is 3.5x as high, 12k pounds vs 42k pounds.

[@jakejones8854]

Really does look like the ship from Flight of the Navigator. But going backwards. While in super fast configuration.

[@BernardoMartinsMateus]

i think it looks always otherworldly 😍😍

[@wrongfootmcgee]

how were the two even that close? I'm no pilot, but it looks like a mean wind shear could make problems for them... edit: oooh... its another fighter doing same as the other one... maybe that was bombing practice or something of the like clip feels strange

[@pl5bnsf]

The shadow on the ground at 0:38 is fun!

[@Bullzeye1000yds]

Wow! That Westjet pilot was going for the first cable.

[@hifinsword]

On USN aircraft carriers that would be a TAXI ONE WIRE, meaning he would have had to taxi forward IOT get a 1 wire.

[@Bullzeye1000yds]

@@hifinsword That was just... nuts.

[@ronoconnor8971]

Missed it by that much

[@bryanleimbach3939]

@@hifinswordhit the round down

[@hifinsword]

@@bryanleimbach3939 If you go a little lower, you're into the spud locker.

[@chicobicalho5621]

0:36 the shadow of the B-2 on the bottom of the screen is really cool.

[@R8andGT3Fan]

Now that was a HARD landing! That poor landing gear!

[@fghfsderts]

I don't know that Westjet recruit from Ryan Air

[@OneWildTurkey]

That poor airframe!

[@757Aviation.]

100th like

[@turinggirl6432]

That B2 follow was insane

[@garyb6219]

The shadows were awesome, too.

[@mattt198654321]

Can you imagine sitting in your backyard and a B2 flies over????? 🤩

[@Retronyx]

war criminal country

[@leroyjenkins100]

I’m fucking insane

[@nathanthompson3401]

It’s not a fighter, it’s a T-38.

[@IBM29]

0:20 Glad to know we can keep our fighters operational with a quick trip to Home Depot for some hose clamps...

[@skydiverclassc2031]

Sorry, but those are specialized titanium-frazzledazzle hose clamps. The Air Force pays $153.89 for each one.

[@MeppyMan]

Those are pretty old trainers. They use them for all sorts including “red air” to play as the enemy when teaching dog fighting.

[@SeanAwning-er4ww]

Grainger or McMaster-Carr more likely. Thanks for mentioning it! Was that a jury-rig?

[@afridgetoofar1818]

To reduce costs, they are now coating the airframe in Glidden semigloss.

[@AZVIDS]

Actually Lowes is closer to the airport here…😉

[@MM22966]

That thing still looks like a UFO, 30 years later. Hard to believe there were only 21 (?) made and the airframe cost went over $1 billion per aircraft. On the other hand, it can glide through virtually any defense and carry up to 80 smartbombs.

[@xploration1437]

2 billion

[@MM22966]

@@xploration1437 Everything looks bad if you factor inflation in!

[@user-zu6qn9ux9n]

Question is, what else have they made??

[@MM22966]

@@user-zu6qn9ux9n I admire that about the American MIC: They seem able to actually keep their mouth shut about truly black projects until they need to use them (StealthHawk helo, etc), or (with the B-2) wish to reveal them.

[@d.t.eklund1148]

And best of all, they do stadium flyovers!

[@tivsba]

A B2 flew over my yard in rural NC when I was a wee lad. It was the most amazing thing I’d ever seen and I would draw it over and over on paper from memory. That flight over the farms probably blew another kids mind!

[@andrewsercer9538]

Luckily I get to see them in flight several dozens of times a year flying high over where I live. Sometimes it seems like I see one once a week. Obviously I live directly underneath a main flight path between bases.

[@prunyanprunyan8139]

Let's call it a small patch of wing paint instead.

[@inncogneato6341]

Go ahead.

[@MisterItchy]

My back hurts just watching that WestJet landing! We haven't seen AeroSucre in a while ... are they still overloading their airplanes?

[@AnimalisMD]

Word has it that West Jet planes are being crewed by former Ryanair and Aerosucre pilots 🤣🤪

[@maxwellthompson3212]

Best 3 mins on the internet ❤

[@paulknight5018]

The west jet pilot is in training for Ryanair!

[@nathanthompson3401]

No probably a transfer US Navy pilot trying to hit the 1 wire.

[@gth872q]

@@nathanthompson3401 Haha fair enough but he hit the back of the boat on that one

[@thebrowns5337]

​@@gth872q after surfing half a mile towards it.

[@user-ei3dq2dw6i]

😂😂😂

[@SeanAwning-er4ww]

Need context, how long was the RWY?

[@7angoAlphaBravo]

The footage of the B-2 is from the Wings Over Whiteman air show a couple weeks ago. I was there. Would've like to see it escorted by something other than T-38's, but Whiteman is a trainer base, too, so I guess that's why they used them. Unfortunately, they didn't have any 4th or 5th generation fighters performing this year. But seeing the B-2 in flight and one of the last performances of the A-10 Demo Team was nice.

[@navajojohn9448]

That 787 wing is loaded with paint patches on it so not a new problem and not a solved problem.

[@MeppyMan]

Less paint saves fuel 😂

[@fastica]

There are 787 with wings full of tape. It’s a known problem.

[@nikvolt8298]

Gawd that B2 is a BEAUTIFUL machine!

[@IsabelJones69]

I saw one in Iceland last year. It was so loud I had to turn my hearing aids off.

[@cavok1984]

That B2 looked like a UFO from that angle

[@CastleKnight7]

Not surprising, considering it uses reverse engineered technology.

[@dudmanjohn]

Have you seen a UFO ?

[@justing42]

@@dudmanjohnnot from the outside

[@TheStuport]

Very Cool to glide with Batman & Robin at the very beginning!

[@MrPete81]

That B-2 clip just gave me Flight of the Navigator vibes! Incredible!

[@ilaril]

The day that last 747 leaves passanger business is a sad one. They really did draw a beautiful plane way back when.

[@ListlessSpectre]

Pilot Chases B-2 Bomber Mid-Flight.... "Escorts" is the proper term.

[@Meanlonger]

The B2 looks stunning.

[@CreepdoutOfficial]

The last video made me cringe so hard😂😂 what a hard landing😮😮

[@jonshellmusic]

That fighter pilot is not “following” the B-2, he is flying in formation with it. P.s. Those are F-5’s that are in formation with the B-2 (at least the jet we can see) Or as Top Gun calls them-MiG 28’s

[@thebrowns5337]

At this point in time it would be more amazing to show a Boeing that hasn't got something falling/peeling off it mid-flight. This is what happens when rather than address quality control issues you go after workers that raise them.

[@fightingbohemian7196]

A low go around, losing a patch of paint, and a plane not taking off. Tough day to find exciting videos!

[@TamasLaszlo-83]

The 1.st video: what a unique formation! 👍

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Seeing the hose clamps in your plane then thinking about the tech. In that plane it’s mind boggling.

[@KevReillyUK]

I had to play the B-2 footage three times before I was absolutely sure it wasn't a capture from a flight simulator. It was only the reflections in the canopy that convinced me. It's getting so much harder to tell real aviation video from simulation when the conditions are right. And yes, the B-2 must have been responsible for an inordinate number of UFO reports before it was declassified. Saucer-shaped from the side, roughly delta-shaped from below. It couldn't look more alien if it tried.

[@RonaldPottol]

Its roll out was a public event. The previous research programs were heavily classified, but the existence of the B-2 never has been. The Air Force did wish they'd restricted the airspace at the roll out because Aviation Week flew an airplane over it, and showed what the trailing edge looked like, which the Air Force was trying to keep secret until it was flying publicly.

[@mkvv5687]

Agreed. I've been fooled before when casually watching a clip. Yeah, the canopy reflection clinched it for me too. Thirty years later, and the B-2 is *still* so futuristic it can look fake.

[@KevReillyUK]

@@RonaldPottol Thanks for the correction; I'd always assumed it was like the F-117A and had operated under the radar (if you pardon the obvious pun) before its public unveiling.

[@mylesleggette7520]

You can tell it's real footage quite easily from observing the plane body and wings flex during flight. For all of their graphical fidelity, videogames/sims do not capture realistic details like that - a sim plane is a perfectly solid object, where real planes' materials (metals, composites) show quite a bit of movement in flight.

[@bbbnuy3945]

westjet snagged the 3 wire on that trap

[@TonyLoechte]

B2 so cool ❤

[@doogleticker5183]

When you see the B-2 coming towards you, you don't. It appears as a very thin something that only takes form when you cannot believe it got that close to you. It's breathtaking.

[@DashiellParr411]

Wow! Even the B2’s visual cross-section is small!

[@dotancohen]

That B-2 really rolls on turning. I suppose that is necessary due to the lack of the vertical stabilizer?

[@inncogneato6341]

Suppose so.

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video!

[@fluchterschoen]

*Does anyone know the outcome of that UFO intercept in the first clip?* Did the fighters shoot it down? Were any extra-terrestrials taken alive? Hopefully their boomerang-shaped-flying-saucer was captured and we can learn from their advanced technology and apply it to our own primitive aircraft.

[@icollectstories5702]

Air Force says nothing unusual occurred, so take that any way you want.🤔

[@fluchterschoen]

@@icollectstories5702 Well, if they shot it down and captured all the aliens on board that's exactly what they'd say. So I guess they got 'em.

[@inncogneato6341]

Yes, yes, and yes.

[@janekrubes]

B2 = wow!

[@badman5509]

I thought the B2 had a stealth cap. But I could see it the whole time. 😂 We have a custom in Germany when gliding: when you touch down in front of the landing cross, beer crates are lined up until you reach the touchdown point. The pilot has to pay and the team has to drink. Is there anything like that in passenger aviation?

[@fluchterschoen]

In my lifetime I reckon I've taken over 200 hours of video footage, and not once have I captured a B2 on camera. So its invisibility cloaking must be working. I should point out I'm not someone who photographs planes at all and I don't live near any military airbases. I mostly just video and photograph my doggies. But nevertheless the law of averages says that out of all my dog photos there must be at least a few instances where I unwittingly captured an invisible B2. There must be millions of videos/photographs on the internet - just think for a moment how many of those have an invisible B2 somewhere in the shot? It's frightening when you stop and think. For all I know there could be a B2 in my back yard right this moment. 🤣

[@sh230968]

Germans need a reason to drink beer. Oktoberfest, Yanuaryfest, Februaryfest, ....

[@mkvv5687]

Yes, our pilots have a tradition of lining them up *before* takeoff.

[@feelincrispy7053]

They really are putting a lot of flight time on the b2 in view of the public. In the last 2 months I’ve seen more clips of it flying then I have in its whole life. To me it’s pretty obvious the b21 is completely in service

[@priyansh7918]

B2 flight is looking like a UFO 😂

[@galdavonalgerri2101]

At 2:16 there is a chorus (sounding nice) - what text do they "sing" / speak? And after that I hear a PA announcement like "Playstation, playstation" - what is the correct wording?

[@magatamass]

First it's Polish "pochyl się, pochyl się, pochyl się" then English: "head down, head down, head down".Then idk, "current station" maybe.

[@hendricstattmann3638]

This is a standard announcement by the crew in case of emergency when the passengers are requested to take the safety position. They repeatedly shout: "Get down, stay down, (grab your ankles)! The pilot announcement is intended for the cabin crew: "(Cabin crew, ) at your stations!" This call requests all cabin crew to stop any service activities and regain their assigned seat immediately. It is also a code to inform the flight attendants that the aircraft is in a situation of emergency (that's why the pilot makes this call even if he knows that everyone is at their seat anyway).

[@mkvv5687]

Good question, good answers! Thank you, netizens.

[@thezood]

"X-box, X-box"

[@xCAPTNxBACONx]

The first clip was from the 2024 Wings Over Whiteman airshow at Whiteman AFB in Missouri.

[@feynthefallen]

Interesting to see the slats constantly working to control the slip of the B-2. And what did those Westjet guys think they were doing? That wasn't a landing, that was a bloody belly-flop! Wouldn't be a bit surprised if they ruined the airframe on that one.

[@thelegendaryme]

I think you’ve already shown us that exact WestJet Boeing 737 landing before

[@ninjalectualx]

Might've been Weekly Dose or another similar channel

[@thelegendaryme]

@@ninjalectualx no I’m pretty sure it was 3 minutes of aviation too

[@gregmarking6716]

Yeah it's been about before and the video is about 10 years old.

[@JimNortonsAlcoholism]

Running out of content

[@thelegendaryme]

@@JimNortonsAlcoholism Lum fao

[@Twobarpsi]

Hope the AeroSucre guys are doing well 😮!!

[@Homeofavaition3]

The B2 is such a machine

[@shanemitchell477]

172 ft wingspan, and yes when cruising they are quiet......but when they take off the sound is ungodly loud. I saw them fly multiple, multiple, times out of McConnell AFB.

[@AZVIDS]

We see B2’s 2-3 x a week here in Mo….so awesome👍

[@gcm747]

Forget alien UFO’s, we’ve got our own in the B2.

[@FishyDiscordPedPatrol-m7z]

Its just so impressive how strong plane brakes are.

[@jmWhyMe]

You REALLY need to stop with the hyperbole. That wasn't a large patch of paint or a high speed rejection.

[@goofyahhloserss]

I know right!

[@Vishnu-B]

Exactly... thank you. But I have given up hope that he will change though...

[@francoistombe]

It is large, ....... to an ant.

[@jmWhyMe]

@@francoistombe 😂

[@inncogneato6341]

If you say so.

[@tim5158]

Nice to see our military jets held together with hose clamps.

[@ChrisW-n4y]

Great episode!

[@isadoremizell-qs7nk]

So cool!

[@bluecreekroad]

0:45 Spent 19 years working in that bomb dump. IYAAYAS!

[@SwapBlogRU]

That B2 looks pretty amazing. I know our countries are enemies, but I still quite admire the aircraft that America comes out with.

[@dennisk5818]

That seemed like a decent bank angle.

[@Hawken54]

Does the B-2 require 3 computers to keep it stable in flight due to its design?

[@bryanpetersen1334]

Seeing a B2 or 117 in flight must be crazy

[@TiptronicSS]

Change title to "escorting alien ship" 😂

[@kirkchapman80]

Westjet has the new Boeing standards now

[@peterh1965oz]

B2 Chase plane held together by hose clamps.

[@MoogieB]

Never saw a B2 in flight. Totally Star Trek!

[@panda4247]

wow, imagine going on a hike through some random fields and suddenly a B2 with two escorts goes over your head

[@jesflynn4048]

the longitudinal (in)stability of the B2 'tailless wing' is obvious; the sensor & control algo's are probably a nice work of engineering (lessons for Boeing?)...

[@tych0ndus]

Ryanair hiring team are impressed with the westjet pilot.

[@sanatatic]

WestJet -comms be like "call the ball"

[@DanTaron-l5o]

I live near Point Mugu NAS and there are C130s, F18s and all sorts of aircraft flying over my house. That B2 and the two T38s look really low

[@craiggill8419]

Here was I thinking the chase aircrafts were Mig 28's! Lol

[@phillips5368]

Those are MiG 28’S, haven’t seen those since 1986

[@nightjarflying]

Northrop T-38 Talons actually

[@dotancohen]

@@nightjarflying I can't believe that people are growing up without that movie.

[@mburland]

These ones weren't inverted.

[@phillips5368]

@@dotancohen Thank you lol

[@mmartin4978]

West jet, we paid for the use of the runway, I want all of it

[@Muruganthunaii]

They Are actually going together in formation. B-2 Bomber is with its escort.

[@lauxmyth]

At 1:13, I would not call that a large patch of paint but not good that any paint lifts off. Not in the industry but was expecting a few square feet of paint to lift off.

[@Tesserae]

How high was that B2 flight AGL?

[@dun8410]

That's the UFO y'all been seeing.😂

[@waldoinaz]

The pilot of the westjet 737 just retired from the NAVY after 20-years of pounding F-18s onto carrier decks. Old habits die hard.

[@AnAvgeek]

bro really let his intrusive thoughts win

[@MM22966]

I see WestJet livery, but the pilot skills say RyanAir. 😆

[@AnimalisMD]

With maybe some Aerosucre crew mixed in??🤣🤣

[@JetFalcon]

It looks a bird of pray!

[@G_Dawg]

The shadow of that bomber at 0:38 made no sense.

[@nurrizadjatmiko21]

0:56 nothing to see. But at 1:08 is Uh 😮h.

[@iamfrommars2000]

I wonder what is it like to see B-2 up close

[@river777runner-c1q]

The rejected takeoff was not at high speed.

[@dudmanjohn]

Relieved to see that the pilot following the B2 was also in a plane. How do we know it was "mid flight" ?

[@MrBobbyBrown2006]

That's WestJet for you.

[@timjones3094]

We’re holding our planes together with hose clamps ?

[@lukew5602]

Westjet stalled trying to make it past the displaced threshold

[@OneWildTurkey]

That B2 sure looked pretty low to the ground.

[@grahamkearnon6682]

Look how unstable the B2 is in comparison to the jet behind it!

[@Mate-rk9fp]

1:45 if i was on that flight the explosion wouls scare the sh*t out of me lol

[@MeppyMan]

There wasn’t an explosion. It was the sound of luggage moving due to the hard braking.

[@Mate-rk9fp]

@@MeppyMan Oh, thank you I didnt know

[@michlo3393]

1:08 "Ima get blamed for THIS..." [rolls eyes] 2:00 "I don't make engines, but I'm gonna get shit for that too." 2:35 "I don't land the planes but I bet that's MY fault also." - Boeing

[@boozypixels]

Clearly not all the WestJet passengers opted-into the 'soft landing surcharge'

[@LesleyDT6227]

Just f-ING spectacular aren’t they….

[@LesleyDT6227]

The B2 I mean

[@ToastedYou15]

Top 5 goofy ah landing : westjet 2:29

[@carlbettis5882]

Rubber hose help by two jubilee clips 😮😮

[@Dimaz42]

I wonder how many times B-2 sightings were reported as UFOs 😅

[@edschoenstein1893]

Westjet Ouch!

[@holywells]

Hmmmm, is that a T-38 flying chase for the B2 ??

[@steveward53]

What was with the enormous cloud of smoke over the runway ... ?

[@LordFalconsword]

Something burning.

[@steveward53]

@@LordFalconsword 🤡

[@MoultrieGeek]

Another Tesla catching fire.

[@charlesball6519]

@@MoultrieGeek Stupid person, stupid comment. Likely, its an airshow going on and its simulated ordinance being "dropped" by the B-52 that was probably in front of them.

[@jankruk3481]

1:40 Literally i saw this video about 1 year ago on this channel

[@markfox1545]

Literally??? Wow!!!

[@KrishG69]

You owe us 6 seconds of aviation