B-1B Lancer
B-1B cockpit
Aircraft Specifications: B-1B Lancer
Armament: NUCLEAR

CONVENTIONAL

84 Mk 62
84 MK82
30 CBU 87
30 CBU 89
30 CBU 97
12 Mk 65

PRECISION

30 WCMD
24 JDAM
12 GBU-27
12 AGM-154 JSOW
12 TSSAM
Builder: Rockwell International, North American Aircraft
Categories: Bombers, Air Force Aircraft, Air Force Equipment, Military Aircraft
Combat Radius: 2,993 nm/3,444 miles (5,546 km)
Ceiling: more than 30,000 feet (9,144 meters)
Crew: Four (aircraft commander, pilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer)
Date Deployed: June 1985
: B-1B engines
The B-1B is equipped with four 30,000lb thrust class F101-GE-102 turbofan engines from General Electric. An in-flight refuelling receptacle allows refuelling from a KC-10 or a KC-135 tanker.
First flight: December 23, 1974 (B-1A); October 18, 1984 (B-1B)
Fuel capacity: 265,274 pounds (120,326 kilograms)
Height: 34 feet (10.4 meters)
Length: 146 feet (44.5 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 477,000 pounds (214,650 kilograms)
Operations Air Frame and Integration: Offensive avionics, Boeing Military Airplane; defensive avionics, AIL Division
Product Type: Long-Range Multi-Role Heavy Bomber
Payload: 75,000 pounds (34,019 kilograms)
Primary Function: Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber
Program Status: No more new aircraft will be procured. Focus is on upgrades, modifications and sustainment.
Power Plant: Four General Electric F-101-GE-102 turbofan engine with afterburner
Range: Intercontinental, unrefueled
Range: 7,455 miles, unrefueled
3,444 miles with normal weapons load
Speed: 900-plus mph (mach 1.2 at sea level)
Landing Speeds:
210 Gross - 145 kts
380 Gross - 195 kts
Thrust: 30,000-plus pounds (13,500-plus kilograms) with afterburner, per engine
Weight: Empty, approximately 190,000 pounds (86,183 kilograms)
Wingspan: 137 feet (41.8 meters) extended forward, 79 feet (24.1 meters) swept aft
Initial operating capability: October 1986
Inventory: Cmd # Location Unit

100 total production
92 total current inventory

Inventory: Active: 63 (as of September 2013)
ACC 39 Dyess AFB, TX 9th Bomb Wing
ACC 21 Ellsworth AFB, SD 28th Bomb Wing
ACC 9 Mountain Home AFB, ID 366th Air Expeditionary Wing
ANG 10 Robins AFB, GA 116th Bomb Wing
ANG 12 McConnell AFB, KS 184th Bomb Group
AMC 2 Edwards AFB, CA test aircraft
6 lost to mishaps [as of 18 Feb 98]
1 eliminated under START II Treaty
B-1b Lancer Specifications
Primary Function: Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber
Contractor: Rockwell International, North American Aircraft
Crew: Four (aircraft commander, pilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer)
Unit Cost: $283.1 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars)
Powerplant
  Four General Electric F-101-GE-102 turbofan engines with afterburner (30,000-plus pounds with afterburner each)
Dimensions
Length: 146 feet (44.5 meters)
Wingspan: 137 feet (41.8 meters) extended forward /
79 feet (24.1 meters) swept aft
Height: 34 feet (10.4 meters)
Weights
Empty: 190,000 lb (86,183 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 477,000 lb (216,634 kg)
Performance
Speed: 900-plus mph (Mach 1.2 at sea level)
Ceiling: 30,000+ feet (9,144+ meters)
Range: Intercontinental, unrefueled
Armament
  Up to 84 Mark 82 conventional 500-pound bombs, or 30 CBU-87/89/97, or ZX JDAMS. Also can be reconfigured to carry a wide range of nuclear weapons.
Service Life
First Flight: December 23, 1974 (B-1A)
October 18, 1984 (B-1B)
End of Service: N/A
Number Built: B-1A (4) + B-1B (100) [104 total]

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Last Updated: November 1, 2017