This is a cracking shot of a B-1 bomber on the runway at Hills Air Force Base in Utah. The B-1 long range strategic bomber was first built in 1984 and has seen combat in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq. It is a big beast of an aircraft with a crew of four and that cool “Swing-Wing” thing. This allows it to take advantage of the aerodynamics of swept back wings at high speeds (top speed of Mach 1.2) while avoiding the drawbacks of such a configuration at lower speeds. It can carry a frightening 34,000kg in ordnance in three internal bays.

The B-1R is a proposed replacement for the aging B-1 fleet and would have air-to-air missile capabilities and the engines of an F-22, allowing it a much improved top speed of Mach 2.2.

Thanks Jack Guritza

An alien monolith perhaps? Or just some rather interesting stitching? Pretty cool looking though

Thanks to Kristian.

We’re pretty sure that this giant writing in the Utah desert says “I love you Susan”. Upside down, it also says “Will you?”… apparently he didn’t have room for the rest.

I wonder if she did?

Thanks: Kevin

Somewhere in the middle of Utah we find this giant writing overlaying the photograph (make sure to zoom right in – it’s very big). The text reads “40 NAIP03 01026-44″ so appears to be a unique tag for that section of the map and has been warped by the process of stitching the image to the adjacent photos.

Again in Utah there is a similar site although this second example has been partially obscured by the image tile above.

Thanks: Tony & Steve

Studying at University can be quite a stressful experience so why not take your mind of things by indulging in a popular student pastime? No, not drinking and casual sex – creating gigantic letters on the side of a hill! Is there a better way to avoid lectures?

Our first example is a giant “Y” in the mountains to the west of Brigham Young University, Utah. You can see how it’s looking right now thanks to the 24/7 webcams.

There’s a giant “KS” (of an unfinished “KSU” – slackers) outside Kansas State University.

And in Montana everyone has a go with a “M” for Montana State University, another “M” for the University of Montana and just a little north a slightly smaller “L” for Loyola High School (even schoolkids are getting in on the act!).

Thanks: Keith, Elton M, Patia & Todd Spatafore