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B-1 Lancer Bomber

:::READ BEFORE POSTING::: POPWELLMAN video sub to me and ill sub back 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.