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Seems like you're right - there's one parked on (indeed) Whiteman Air Force Base right here https://goo.gl/maps/x8738SicBvtSPqmR6 https://goo.gl/maps/x8738SicBv

by akie 5y ago

Seems like you're right - there's one parked on (indeed) Whiteman Air Force Base right here https://goo.gl/maps/x8738SicBvtSPqmR6 https://goo.gl/maps/x8738SicBvtSPqmR6

ccozan 5y ago
Omg, are they sooo huge? I just realised how big they are for the first time in my life. What a sight! [edit] 172ft = 52m wingspan!
- AviationAtom 5y ago
  They have pretty big appetites, they eat a lot.
- msisk6 5y ago
  They don't really seem that big in person. And they're amazingly hard to see from any distance since they're essentially just a thin flat airfoil. Here's a not-especially-good video I just uploaded of one flying over my farm from this summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyXSuFj0naQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyXSuFj0naQ
  - thieving_magpie 5y ago
    Beautiful place to live.
  - invalidusernam3 5y ago
    Off topic but wow your farm is beautiful
  - jimmyed 5y ago
    +1 to your farm's beauty. Would you be open to hosting me for a day or two there?!
- 01100011 5y ago
  I was blessed by a low flyover in Lancaster, CA back in '94 or so. It's absolutely stunning to have something that big and that quiet glide over you.
rbolla 5y ago
that's awesome.. I thought Army bases are masked on maps.
- renzo88 5y ago
  There's really no point. A few high sensitivity assets are lower resolution, but any state actor that wants very high resolution shots of military facilities already has it and on a quicker update cadence than google maps allows.
  - capableweb 5y ago
    Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the biggest threat to domestic military facilities are foreign state actors but rather domestic terrorists, and those usually don't have access to any military-grade satellites.
    - jldl805 5y ago
      It's 2021 (for another couple weeks) and everyone has access to imaging satellites with almost instant turnaround, for a negligible fee. Consider yourself corrected.
      - boomskats 5y ago
        Have you considered including a source that supports your statement?
        mynameismonkey 5y ago
        Not OP, and no idea on pricing, but https://www.spymesat.com/new-tasking.html https://www.spymesat.com/new-tasking.html appears to allow you task a satellite selfie on demand
        hk__2 5y ago
        According to the pricing tab, it costs ~$20 to get a 1 km2 area with a 30-50cm resolution.
KptMarchewa 5y ago
They can also be seen at Hickam AFB here: https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3310109,-157.946255,241m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3310109,-157.946255,241m/dat...
- msisk6 5y ago
  They're often deployed elsewhere for missions and/or training, but the home base for all of them is Whiteman AFB. There's only 20 of them. I do wonder how many megatons of nuclear weapons are stored there, about 20 miles from my house. Maybe best not to think on that too much. :)
  - pwarner 5y ago
    Yeah I panned over to the munitions bunkers (I think there is a better name I forget) and there seemed to be so few, but I guess you don't need much space for nukes...
Hogarth01 5y ago
On Google Earth you can use the timeline feature to actually see when the imagery was captured (or at least uploaded?). The plane sitting near the hangers was from a capture in May 2016. Google Earth currently shows several newer captures, including one from September 2021. The current one from September 2021 is actually far more interesting in my opinion. In it, you can see a B2 sitting in a field about a quarter up the runway (38°43'27.63"N 93°32'54.86"W) with stuff scattered all around it and trucks sitting on the runway. https://i.imgur.com/lh1hkWN.png https://i.imgur.com/lh1hkWN.png
- msisk6 5y ago
  Good timing on that capture. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/16/b-2-rolled-off-runway-whiteman-emergency-landing.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/16/b-2-rolled-of...
  - Hogarth01 5y ago
    Ah very interesting! I saw the skid marks on the runway north of the plane and was wondering if it was an emergency landing situation considering that it was just on the side of the runway. Pretty cool to read the article and get the other half of the story.
- glitchcrab 5y ago
  I'm very intrigued as to what is going on here - it almost looks as if it veered off the runway. Anyone got any suggestions?
  - Hogarth01 5y ago
    The op of this thread replied to my comment with a military.com article, and in that article there is a link to an article on thedrive, https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42392/damaged-b-2-spirit-is-sitting-wing-down-off-the-runway-after-landing-mishap https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42392/damaged-b-2-spir... "According to sources, the B-2 experienced a hydraulic failure in flight and had its port main landing gear collapse during landing, sending it off the runway with its wing dug into the ground. We cannot confirm that this was the case at this time, but the satellite image above does concur with the gear collapse/wing down aspect of the incident. While it is possible the aircraft was rolled off the runway after the fact, this is unlikely, especially considering its wing-down disposition. The damage to the aircraft also remains unknown. "

by akie 5y ago

Seems like you're right - there's one parked on (indeed) Whiteman Air Force Base right here https://goo.gl/maps/x8738SicBvtSPqmR6 https://goo.gl/maps/x8738SicBvtSPqmR6

ccozan 5y ago

Omg, are they sooo huge? I just realised how big they are for the first time in my life. What a sight! [edit] 172ft = 52m wingspan!

AviationAtom 5y ago
They have pretty big appetites, they eat a lot.
msisk6 5y ago
They don't really seem that big in person. And they're amazingly hard to see from any distance since they're essentially just a thin flat airfoil. Here's a not-especially-good video I just uploaded of one flying over my farm from this summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyXSuFj0naQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyXSuFj0naQ
- thieving_magpie 5y ago
  Beautiful place to live.
- invalidusernam3 5y ago
  Off topic but wow your farm is beautiful
- jimmyed 5y ago
  +1 to your farm's beauty. Would you be open to hosting me for a day or two there?!
01100011 5y ago
I was blessed by a low flyover in Lancaster, CA back in '94 or so. It's absolutely stunning to have something that big and that quiet glide over you.

rbolla 5y ago

that's awesome.. I thought Army bases are masked on maps.

renzo88 5y ago
There's really no point. A few high sensitivity assets are lower resolution, but any state actor that wants very high resolution shots of military facilities already has it and on a quicker update cadence than google maps allows.
- capableweb 5y ago
  Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the biggest threat to domestic military facilities are foreign state actors but rather domestic terrorists, and those usually don't have access to any military-grade satellites.
  - jldl805 5y ago
    It's 2021 (for another couple weeks) and everyone has access to imaging satellites with almost instant turnaround, for a negligible fee. Consider yourself corrected.
    - boomskats 5y ago
      Have you considered including a source that supports your statement?
      - mynameismonkey 5y ago
        Not OP, and no idea on pricing, but https://www.spymesat.com/new-tasking.html https://www.spymesat.com/new-tasking.html appears to allow you task a satellite selfie on demand
        hk__2 5y ago
        According to the pricing tab, it costs ~$20 to get a 1 km2 area with a 30-50cm resolution.

KptMarchewa 5y ago

They can also be seen at Hickam AFB here: https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3310109,-157.946255,241m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@21.3310109,-157.946255,241m/dat...

msisk6 5y ago
They're often deployed elsewhere for missions and/or training, but the home base for all of them is Whiteman AFB. There's only 20 of them. I do wonder how many megatons of nuclear weapons are stored there, about 20 miles from my house. Maybe best not to think on that too much. :)
- pwarner 5y ago
  Yeah I panned over to the munitions bunkers (I think there is a better name I forget) and there seemed to be so few, but I guess you don't need much space for nukes...

Hogarth01 5y ago

On Google Earth you can use the timeline feature to actually see when the imagery was captured (or at least uploaded?). The plane sitting near the hangers was from a capture in May 2016. Google Earth currently shows several newer captures, including one from September 2021. The current one from September 2021 is actually far more interesting in my opinion. In it, you can see a B2 sitting in a field about a quarter up the runway (38°43'27.63"N 93°32'54.86"W) with stuff scattered all around it and trucks sitting on the runway. https://i.imgur.com/lh1hkWN.png https://i.imgur.com/lh1hkWN.png

msisk6 5y ago
Good timing on that capture. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/16/b-2-rolled-off-runway-whiteman-emergency-landing.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/16/b-2-rolled-of...
- Hogarth01 5y ago
  Ah very interesting! I saw the skid marks on the runway north of the plane and was wondering if it was an emergency landing situation considering that it was just on the side of the runway. Pretty cool to read the article and get the other half of the story.
glitchcrab 5y ago
I'm very intrigued as to what is going on here - it almost looks as if it veered off the runway. Anyone got any suggestions?
- Hogarth01 5y ago
  The op of this thread replied to my comment with a military.com article, and in that article there is a link to an article on thedrive, https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42392/damaged-b-2-spirit-is-sitting-wing-down-off-the-runway-after-landing-mishap https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42392/damaged-b-2-spir... "According to sources, the B-2 experienced a hydraulic failure in flight and had its port main landing gear collapse during landing, sending it off the runway with its wing dug into the ground. We cannot confirm that this was the case at this time, but the satellite image above does concur with the gear collapse/wing down aspect of the incident. While it is possible the aircraft was rolled off the runway after the fact, this is unlikely, especially considering its wing-down disposition. The damage to the aircraft also remains unknown. "