ROCKWELL B-1B LANCER |
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CLASSIFICATION
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CLASS :
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SUPERSONIC STRATEGIC BOMBER
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
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UNITED STATES
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MANUFACTURER :
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Rockwell International/Boeing
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FIRST FLIGHT :
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March 1983
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SERVICE DELIVERY :
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October 1, 1986
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NUMBER BUILT :
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100
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SPECIFICATION
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SPAN :
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Wings Extended: 137 ft (41.8 m);
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Wings Swept: 79 ft (24.1 m)
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LENGTH :
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146 ft (44.5 m)
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HEIGHT :
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34 ft (10.4 m)
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WING AREA :
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1,950 sq ft (181.2 m sq) |
WING LOADING :
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167 lb/ft sq (816 kg/m sq) |
POWER LOADING :
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0.38 |
ASPECT RATIO :
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WEIGHT EMPTY :
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192,000 lb (87,100 kg)
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WEIGHT LOADED :
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326,000 lb (148,000 kg)
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WEIGHT MAX :
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477,000 lb (216,400 kg)
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ARMAMENT :
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NONE
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PAYLOAD :
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50,000 lb (22,700 kg) in 6 x External Hardpoints and
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75,000 lb (34,000 kg) in 3 x Internal Bomb Bays;
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Ordnace may include the following:
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BOMBS -
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84 x Mk-82 Air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs
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81 x Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs
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84 x Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines
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24 x Mk-65 naval mines
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30 x CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU)
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30 x CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD)
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24 x GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead)
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15 x GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead)
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48 x GBU-38 JDAM (w/ rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks)
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24 x Mk-84 general purpose bombs
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12 x AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
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96 x or 144× GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs
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24 x AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Munitions (JASSM)
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24 x B61 nuclear variable-yield gravity bombs
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24 x B83 nuclear gravity bombs
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AVIONICS :
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- 1 x AN/APQ-164 forward-looking offensive passive phased-array
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radar
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- 1 x AN/ALQ-161 radar warning and defensive jamming equipment
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- 1 x AN/ASQ-184 defensive management system
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- 1 x Lockheed Martin Sniper XR targeting pod
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POWER PLANT :
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4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 augmented turbofan Engines,
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Producing 14,600 lbf (64.9 kN) each; 30,780 lbf (136.92 kN) each
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(w/ Afterburner)
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CREW :
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4 - Pilot, Copilot, Offensive Systems Officer, and Defensive System
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Officer
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PERFORMANCE
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MAXIMUM SPEED :
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830 mph (1,340 km/h, Mach 1.25) at 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
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700 mph (1,130 km/h, Mach 0.92 ) at 200–500 ft (60-150 m)
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CRUISING SPEED :
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LANDING SPEED :
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---
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CLIMB RATE :
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RANGE :
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7,456 miles (11998 km)
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SERVICE CEILING :
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60,000 ft (18,000 m)
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