They have to fly at that height, otherwise London residents get really fed up of the bomber pilot having to constantly yell I'M OVER HERE so the Typhon doesn't wander off.
BREAKING: A Eurovision Typhoon escorts a B2 Stealth Bomber at 80,085ft over Central London to check roads for #InsulateBritain protestor blockages as part of Operation Retired Soapdodger.
Filmed from a Canberra #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/tQ6laR3x02
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Well, the Typhon pilot could just follow the light glow of the semi-nuclear rockets carried by the bomber.
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That’s not a B2…. That’s the fire fox! I knew it was real
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I would love to know he gets out that's the third time this weekpic.twitter.com/q9Ab8n2Ite
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Excellent work! I can see my house from there!
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Canberra at 35% throttle
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yes, can hear the stall warning over the video.
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Tough task: those oldies won’t give off much of a heat signature, they’re always cold.
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Fun fact: The B2 can fly upside down at 55378008 metres per hour!
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Backwards!
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