So big: B-52 Stratofortress Takeoff

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Footage of the first take off after the resurfacing of the runway at Barksdale Air Force Base.

B-52 carries the X-51 Hypersonic Vehicle

B-52 carries the X-51 Hypersonic Vehicle out to the range for launch test. May 1, 2013. Photographer: Bobbi Zapka

B-52 carries the X-51 Hypersonic Vehicle

B-52 carries the X-51 Hypersonic Vehicle out to the range for launch test. May 1, 2013.

Photographer: Bobbi Zapka