B-1 Lancer Bomber
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Type Strategic bomber
Manufacturer North American Rockwell
Rockwell International
Boeing
Maiden flight 23 December 1974
Introduction 1 October 1986
Status 67 active,
24 inactive
Primary user United States Air Force
Number built B-1A: 4
B-1B: 100
Unit cost US$283.1 million in 1998 (B-1B)
General characteristics
Crew: 4: aircraft commander, copilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer
Length: 146 ft (44.5 m)
Wingspan:
Extended: 137 ft (41.8 m)
Swept: 79 ft (24.1 m)
Height: 34 ft (10.4 m)
Wing area: 1,950 ft² (181.2 m²)
Airfoil: NA69-190-2
Empty weight: 192,000 lb (87,100 kg)
Loaded weight: 326,000 lb (148,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 477,000 lb (216,400 kg)
Powerplant: 4× General Electric F101-GE-102 augmented turbofans
Dry thrust: 14,600 lbf (64.9 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 30,780 lbf (136.92 kN) each
Performance
Maximum speed:
At sea level: Mach 0.92 (700 mph, 1,130 km/h)
At altitude: Mach 1.25 (950 mph, 1,529 km/h)
Combat radius: 2,993 nm (3,445 mi, 5,543 km)
Maximum range: 6,478 nm (7,456 mi, 11,998 km)
Service ceiling 60,000 ft (18,000 m)
Wing loading: 167 lb/ft² (816 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.37
Fuel capacity, optional: 10,000 U.S. gal (38,000 L) fuel tank for 1-3 internal weapons bays each
Armament
Locations:
Six external hardpoints for an additional 59,000 lb (27,000 kg) of ordnance (use for weapons currently restricted by START I treaty)
Three internal bays for 75,000 lb (34,000 kg) of ordnance.
Options:
Bombs:
84× Mk-82AIR inflatable retarder general purpose bombs
81× Mk-82 low drag general purpose bombs
84× Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines
8× Mk-65 naval mines
30× CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU)
30× CBU-103/104/105 WCMD
24× GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (both Mk-84 general purpose and BLU-109 penetrating bombs)
15× GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 general purpose warhead)
24× Mk-84 general purpose bombs
96× or 144× GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs (96 if using four-packs, 144 if using six-packs) (this capability has not yet been fielded on the B-1)
16x B61 thermonuclear variable-yield gravity bombs
Missiles:
24× AGM-158 JASSM
12× AGM-154 JSOW
Avionics
1× Westinghouse AN/APQ-164 forward-looking offensive passive phased-array radar
1× Eaton AN/ALQ-161 radar warning and defensive jamming equipment
1× AN/ASQ-184 defensive management system
1× Lockheed Martin Sniper XR targeting pod
Note this video was made on day one B-1 crashed.
