B1B Lancer

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B-1B Lancer

• C/4c Senseny
• 16 April 2002

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Overview

• What is it?
• General Characteristics
• Wings and Weapons
• Stealth and Decoys

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What is it?

• Modified B1-A
• offensive avionics, defensive avionics, weapon
  payload, range, and speed.
• Noticeable Differences
• simplified engine inlet, modified over-wing
  fairing and relocated pilot tubes
• The first B-1B, 83-0065, The Star of Abilene, was
  delivered to the Air Force at Dyess Air Force
  Base, Texas, in June 1985

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What is it? (cont.)

• The B-1B is the backbone of America's long-range
  bomber force providing massive and rapid delivery
  of precision and non-precision weapons against
  any potential adversary anywhere around the globe
  on short notice.
• The B-1B holds several world records for speed,
  payload and distance. The National Aeronautic
  Association recognized the B-1B for completing
  one of the 10 most memorable record flights for
  1994.
• The B-1B was first used in combat in support of
  operations against Iraq during Operation Desert
  Fox in December 1998. B-1s have been subsequently
  used in Operation Allied Force.

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General Characteristics

• Primary Function
• Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber
• Builder
• Boeing, North America
• Power Plant
• Four General Electric F-101-GE-102 turbofan
  engine with afterburner
• Thrust
• 30,000-plus pounds with afterburner, per engine

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General Characteristics (cont.)

• Length
• 146 feet (44.5 m)
• Wingspan
• 137 feet (41.8 m) --- 79 feet (24.1 m)
• Height
• 34 feet (10.4 m)
• Weight
• 190,000 lbs. (86,183 kg) --- Empty
• Maximum Takeoff weight
• 477,000 lbs. (216,634 kg)

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General Characteristics (cont.)

• 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, copilot, offensive
  systems officer and defensive systems officer)
• Unit Cost
• 283.1 million (fiscal 98 constant dollars)

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Wings and Weapons

• Wings
• Variable-geometry (swing wing design)
• The wings are swept forwards, almost at right
  angles to the body, for take-off and landing and
  cruising. They move backwards to give greater
  maneuverability and speed.
• Weapons
• 3 internal bays
• 84, 500 lb (227 kg) bombs
• 30 cluster bombs
• 24 JDAM guided bombs
• can be reconfigured to carry a range of nuclear
  weapons.

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Stealth and Decoys

• Stealth
• 1 appearance on radar to the older B-52
• Smooth design
• Radar-absorbing materials
• Decoys
• ALE-50
• Kosovo
• air force commanders could see Serbian SA-6
  surface-to-air missile radars track the B-1Bs.
  When the missiles were fired, they hit the decoys
  and the B-1s were not affected and completed the
  mission.

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Summary

• What is it?
• General Characteristics
• Wings and Weapons
• Stealth and Decoys

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Questions???