I is real, the full size image can be found on the www.af.mil under
images/aircraft/bomber/b2 section. Night one launch during OIF.
The rudders are just trying to keep the nose straight during high gross,
high thrust, low air speed during takeoff phase. Gotta do what you gotta do
when you don't have a tail.

Bob


"Mike Beede" wrote in message
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In article , Scott Ferrin
wrote:

On 7 Apr 2004 14:49:50 -0700, (Allen Thomson)
wrote:

Caution: I *think* this is genuine, not Photoshopped, but these days
you can never tell. Anyway, genuine or fake, it's kind of neat.

http://www.ammochiefs.com/Diego%20Garcia%204.jpg


It's real. There are others of B-1s and B-52s out there too. I
always wondered if there were any photos of all THREE bombers there.

The B-2 appears to be climbing. If so, why does it have its rudders
in air brake mode (whatever the correct terminology is, please fill it
in)? When you're climbing, you'd usually prefer to *reduce* drag,
not increase it.

Mike Beede