B-1B
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| 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 (13,500-plus kilograms) 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 |
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| Height: | 34 feet (10.4 meters) | |||
| Weight: | Empty, approximately 190,000 pounds (86,183 kilograms) | |||
| Maximum Takeoff Weight: | 477,000 pounds (214,650 kilograms) | |||
| Speed: |
600+ mph (Mach .92) @ 500 feet 825 mph (Mach 1.25) @ 50,000 feet |
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| Rotate and Takeoff Speeds: | 210 Gross - 119 Rotate kts / 134 kts Takeoff 390 Gross - 168 kts Rotate / 183 kts Takeoff |
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| Landing Speeds: | 210 Gross - 145 kts 380 Gross - 195 kts |
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| Range: |
7,455 miles, unrefueled 3,444 miles with normal weapons load |
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| Ceiling: | 60,000 feet (18,000 meters) | |||
| Crew: | Four (aircraft commander, pilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer) | |||
| Armament: |
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| Date Deployed: | June 1985 | |||
| Unit Cost: | $200-plus million per aircraft | |||
| Inventory: |
100 total production 92 total current inventory Active force, 51 PMAI (68 actual) ANG, 18 PMAI (22 actual) Reserve, 0 AFMC, 2 (Test) | |||
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