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B-1B Lancer
The B-1B Lancer is a low-altitude, supersonic bomber that
is capable of carrying very heavy payloads of nuclear or
conventional ordinance. The B-1B is derived from the B-1A
which was cancelled in the 1970's. The B-1B was ordered in
1985 by then President Ronald Reagen and a total of 100 were
built. The B-1B Lancer has advanced electronic countermeasures,
a low radar-cross section, and the ability fly low and fast
with a heavy payload. 6 Lancers have been lost to mishaps and
1 was eliminated under the START II Treaty.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber
Builder: Rockwell International, North American Aircraft Operations Air Frame and Integration: Offensive avionics, Boeing Military Airplane; defensive avionics,AIL
Division
Power plant: Four General Electric F-101-GE-102 turbofan engine with afterburner
Thrust: 30,000-plus pounds with afterburner, per engine
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)
Weight: Empty, approximately 190,000 pounds (86,183 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 477,000 pounds ((216,634 kilograms)
Speed: 900-plus mph (Mach 1.2 at sea level)
Range: Intercontinental, unrefueled
Ceiling: More than 30,000 feet (9,144 meters)
Crew: Four (aircraft commander, pilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer)
Armament: Up to 84 Mark 82 conventional 500-pound bombs and 30 CBU-87/89/97. Also can be reconfigured to carry a wide range of nuclear weapons
Date Deployed: June 1985
Unit Cost: $200-plus million per aircraft
Inventory: Active force, 51 primary mission aircraft inventory (PMAI), 72 (actual), 2 (test); ANG, 18 PAA (20 actual); Reserve , 0
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