Rockwell B-1B Lancer - USA - Air Force | Aviation Photo #0252881

Anonymous

18 years ago

What an amazing picture! the subject is just great!

Anonymous

17 years ago

The perfect vapor 'halo'

Anonymous

17 years ago

More than word can say

Anonymous

17 years ago

I screwed up----this is a ten star shot

Anonymous

17 years ago

1st class picture--outstanding stop action

Anonymous

17 years ago

Caught such detail at high speed!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I love this picture

Anonymous

17 years ago

Now this is amazing!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Stunning image

Anonymous

17 years ago

It looks like the B-1 intercepted an OVNI

Anonymous

17 years ago

The sound barrier effect is always amazing. And not easy to take to because of the high speed. Well taken.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Thats an awsome pic

Anonymous

17 years ago

That is a bloody nice pic.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great Shot

Anonymous

17 years ago

What sort of pressure impact on the airframe? does the vapour form at the lower pressure area's? Wow tis is one stunning picture...

Anonymous

17 years ago

Showing how the water vapor is visible in the vacuum portion of the sonic boom is just plain amazing. I fly, and one thing that has always bothered me is that I cannot see the majority of the action of the air. Clouds tell the tale. This bird even sports a Mach-one misty Mohawk!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Wonderful----a one billion dollar aircraft crashing through "the wall"

Anonymous

17 years ago

Timing is truly everything!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Sound barrier is so particular !

Anonymous

17 years ago

What a truly amazing photograph! PERFECT timing! Amazing of how jets can break through the sound barrier!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Extremely, unique.

Anonymous

17 years ago

They shouldn't call it a "barrier", because it's not anymore! Cool shot

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very beautiful effect and very good shot of this photographer !

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very nice picture. Only one cloud @ the sky would be picked up by an aircraft. Pretty nice I think.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great shot, great job

Anonymous

17 years ago

Especially great shot because it caught the moment of transition to Mach 1 -- breaking the sound barrier.

Anonymous

17 years ago

BEAUTIFULL!

Anonymous

17 years ago

That photo is great.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Superb detail - four distinct low-pressure areas producing the "halo effect". Canopy, inlet cowls plus the main zone. One thing to bear in mind is that the effect needn't be when the aircraft is "breaking the sound barrier" as it can be produced near the speed of sound, should conditions allow. Stunning shot, though, congratulations...!

Anonymous

17 years ago

That's spectacular to see and not only hear the sound barrier

Anonymous

17 years ago

AWESOME!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

WOW -CANT BELIEVE...

Anonymous

17 years ago

Fantastic!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Cool

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great photo! How was that picture taken?

Anonymous

17 years ago

The shot is great because of the moment the photo was taken, the clarity, composition and exposure all contribute to make this an awesome photo

Anonymous

17 years ago

Awesome....at the moment Mach 1 was reached!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Cool pic of a beautiful plane doing an incredible thing.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Sound wave is superb!

Anonymous

17 years ago

It is so marvellous because of the atmospheric phenomena around the wings and tail of the aircraft!!! Never saw something like it before.
Pablo

Anonymous

17 years ago

Superb

Anonymous

17 years ago

This is a crazy photo.
I loved it.

Anonymous

17 years ago

I was there at the beach to witness this pass during the Blues Beach show..simply outstanding!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Catching a vapor cone is one in a millon - takes a lot of skill and more than a little luck!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Spectacular !!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very nice picture because i`ve never senn such a photo before. its not that usual "air-show photo"

Anonymous

17 years ago

It's beauty, and combination of something that seems visually impossible.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Outstanding foto!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

This is and awesome photo!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Alwsome!

Anonymous

17 years ago

The brilliant blue sky and the perfect timing of the shot let's you focus without distraction on the purpose of the picture: going supersonic...

Anonymous

17 years ago

Its mind blowing.. who caught this one in his camera

Anonymous

17 years ago

Well it's going faster than sound so it has to be cool.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Fantastic

Anonymous

17 years ago

What? Yea!!!!!! what? Yea!!!!!!! what? Yeaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Unique

Anonymous

17 years ago

This is one of the best pictures I've seen..

Anonymous

17 years ago

Ah yes, the mighty B-1B Lancer. Wickedly fast bomber showing it's stuff. Looks like the 127thBS/184thBW boys are at it again. Amazing bird!!! Amazing photography!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

One of the most beautilful photos of an aircraft I have seen.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Is that the speed of sound,

Anonymous

16 years ago

Once in a lifetime event.

Anonymous

16 years ago

This picture is so cool. it's almost like something heavenly is protecting it.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Men, that's AMAZING!!!

Anonymous

16 years ago

That's lucky luke!!!

Anonymous

16 years ago

Could not have been framed or captured any better!!! One of the best shots ever!!

Anonymous

16 years ago

Amazing .... I can see now what's behind the word
Mach 1 !!

Anonymous

16 years ago

A pic full of ACTION;cool,cool,cool!!!

Anonymous

16 years ago

Ghostly--like appearing from a time warp!

Anonymous

16 years ago

Breaking the sound barrier!!!!!!!!!
The huge halo is condensation of water vapour due to lower pressure in that areas
Great PIC!!!A very rear one!!!

Anonymous

16 years ago

Great shot. Brings to light the visual effects when a aircraft breaks the sound barrier.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Seeing a man made object piercing the natureal phenomena of the sound bsrrier

Anonymous

16 years ago

Always love seeing another expansion wave, and on a B-1B it's even better!

Anonymous

16 years ago

I find the detail fascinating that shows the relatively small amount of condensation near the cockpit compared to the much larger :halo" of condensation farther back. I don't really understand the physics, but this photo's very revealing and potentially instructive.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Woahhhh thats awesome maaan!

Anonymous

16 years ago

The vortex around the plane makes it splendid, plus the plane itself displays a very confident personality.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Ballerina:)

Anonymous

15 years ago

Excellent timing,color saturation is superb.

Anonymous

15 years ago

I would say that the Mach 1.2 B-1B in this photo
is definatly breaking the sound barrier!,in very
humid conditions,Robbins,Georgia possibly.

Anonymous

15 years ago

I just like it!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Its amazing it's like there's somthing there to break through besides sound.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Fabulous

Anonymous

15 years ago

Circular halo cloud as goes supersonic, during low fly-by pass.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Absolutely amazing

Anonymous

15 years ago

Invisible wall of water

Anonymous

14 years ago

Great picture - thanks.

Anonymous

14 years ago

Wow , Just BEAUTIFUL, AWSOME, Nice time for taking the picture , SUPER SONIC :P GRT.

Anonymous

14 years ago

Love this one ! 5/5

Anonymous

14 years ago

Wow amazing aircraft, amazing picture

Anonymous

14 years ago

Very good detail Gregg.

Anonymous

14 years ago

This plane looks like it's wearing a tutu! I love it!

Anonymous

14 years ago

I've got a thing for the B-1B Lancer.

Anonymous

13 years ago

2 girls at the same time or a flight in a B1....tough call.

Anonymous

13 years ago

Nice picture!!!!

Anonymous

13 years ago

Technical quality of photo combined with unusual (less so these days, but still) subject matter. All in all an esthetically pleasing photo.

Anonymous

13 years ago

Excellent shot! Must be doing about Mach .98 or so. When the aircraft is at Mach 1, the barrier is at the very aft tip of the plane, above Mach 1 it "trails" behind it. Great shot though!

Anonymous

13 years ago

Kool plane

Anonymous

12 years ago

Only, this One-and-Only Beauty, can do this, to this day! So expertly, built by Americas's Rockwell employee's! Keep Her flying!... You just never know, we might just, God Forbid, have to threaten someone with her awesome, strategic might.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Lancer is one of the most bomber ....
and nice picture

Anonymous

12 years ago

This picture is the embodiment of the B-1B, captured in all her glory. Grace and absolute power wrapped into one. I get goosebumps EVERY time I'm lucky enough to see her fly.....

Anonymous

12 years ago

Ready for wedding :)

Anonymous

11 years ago

I had the pleasure of being assigned to work on B-1B's while I was in the Air Force. There's nothing like watching these birds take off in full afterburner and pull straight up and away. As you look at this photo imagine it flying just above tree level at mach speed. This was it's intended ingress mode.

Anonymous

11 years ago

As an Air Force veteran I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the aircraft of the USAF. Being a Fuels Specialist I filled all the aircraft assigned. I was lucky enough to see these condensation effects on the flight line up close and personal . It is an awesome visual!

Anonymous

10 years ago

B1 - B and pass the sound wall. very exciting.

Tucker1

Wisconsin, USA

4 years ago

Perfectly engineered

Aviation Photo #0252881 Rockwell B-1B Lancer - USA - Air Force

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