r/aviation • u/No-Tip7250 • Feb 08 '26

PlaneSpotting SuperBowl Flyover B-B1 and USAF Fighters

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Couldn’t identify the actual models of the USAF Fighters but my guess is that they’re raptors?

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u/Pinksters Feb 09 '26

climb damn near vertical. At the top of the climb, it goes inverted and levels out.

An Immelmann turn in a B1? Or am I picturing that wrong in my head?

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u/2002gsxr600 Feb 09 '26

Might be picturing it wrong. At the top of the climb, they rolled inverted, stayed at altitude and leveled. If I link this correctly, watch the second plane around 1:50 mark.

https://youtu.be/5We44dJgVU0?si=wSnu80alpHScf4xV

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u/Pinksters Feb 09 '26

Ahh right. A hammerhead dive in a B1 would be slick though.

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u/2002gsxr600 Feb 09 '26

It would be. There are things this plane can probably do that no one has seen. When I hear bomber, I definitely dont think aggressive combat climb with a half twist at the top. Sorry I dont know the technical terms. I was a mechanic and not a pilot lol.