B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 4)

size image : 1092 x 682

B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 4)
B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 4.
The Rockwell (now part of Boeing) B-1 Lancer is a four-engine, variable-sweep wing strategic bomber used by the United States Air Force (USAF). First envisioned in the 1960s as a supersonic bomber with sufficient range and payload to replace the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, it developed primarily into a low-level penetrator with long range and supersonic speed capability. The bomber's development was delayed multiple times over its history, as the theory of strategic balance changed from flexible response to mutually assured destruction and back again. The initial B-1A version was developed in the early 1970s, but its production was canceled and only four prototypes were built. In 1980, the B-1 resurfaced as the B-1B version with the focus on low-level penetration bombing. The B-1B entered service with the USAF in 1986. The B-1B began service with the USAF Strategic Air Command as a nuclear bomber. B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 4). B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 4. In the 1990s, it was converted to conventional bombing use. It was first used in combat during Operation Desert Fox in 1998 and during the NATO action in Kosovo the following year. The B-1B continues to support U.S. and NATO military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Lancer is the supersonic component of the USAF's long-range bomber force, along with the subsonic B-52 and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. The bomber is commonly called the "Bone" (originally from "B-One"). With the retirement of the General Dynamics/Grumman EF-111A Raven in 1998 and the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in 2006, the B-1B is the U.S. military's only active variable-sweep wing aircraft. he second B-1B, "The Star of Abilene", was the first B-1B delivered to USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC) in June 1985. Initial operational capability was reached on 1 October 1986. SAC had B-1 Lancers in service from 1986 through 1992, at which time the SAC was re-organized out of existence. During that time the B-1 was on limited alert, and the backbone of SAC's alert bombers remained B-52H models. The B-1 received the official name "Lancer" on 15 March 1990. However, the bomber is more commonly called the "Bone". B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 4). B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 4.

B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 1)
B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 2)
B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 3)

B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 3)

size image : 1092 x 682

B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 3)
B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 3.
The B-1A was initially developed in the 1970s as a replacement for the B-52. Four prototypes of this long-range, high speed (Mach 2.2) strategic bomber were developed and tested in the mid-1970s, but the program was canceled in 1977 before going into production. Flight testing continued through 1981. The B-1B is an improved variant initiated by the Reagan administration in 1981. Major changes included the addition of additional structure to increase payload by 74,000 pounds, an improved radar and reduction of the radar cross section by an order of magnitude. The inlet was extensively modified as part of this RCS reduction, necessitating a reduction in maximum speed to Mach 1.2. The first production B-1 flew in October 1984, and the first B-1B was delivered to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, in June 1985. Initial operational capability was achieved on Oct. 1, 1986. B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 3). B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 3. The final B-1B was delivered May 2, 1988. The B-1B holds almost 50 world records for speed, payload, range, and time of climb in its class. The National Aeronautic Association recognized the B-1B for completing one of the 10 most memorable record flights for 1994. The most recent records were made official in 2004. The B-1B was first used in combat in support of operations against Iraq during Operation Desert Fox in December 1998. In 1999, six B-1s were used in Operation Allied Force, delivering more than 20 percent of the total ordnance while flying less than 2 percent of the combat sorties. During the first six months of Operation Enduring Freedom, eight B-1s dropped nearly 40 percent of the total tonnage delivered by coalition air forces. This included nearly 3,900 JDAMs, or 67 percent of the total. In Operation Iraqi Freedom, the aircraft has flown less 1 percent of the combat missions while delivering 43 percent of the JDAMs used. The B-1 continues to be deployed today, flying missions daily in suppport of continuing oerations. B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 3). B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 3.

B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 1)
B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 2)
B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 4)

B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 2)

size image : 1092 x 682

B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 2)
B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 2. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 2.
The B-1B is no longer armed with nuclear weapons but is capable of carrying the AGM-86B air launch cruise missile (ALCM) and the AGM-69 short-range attack missile. The aircraft has three internal weapon bays and six external hardpoints under the fuselage. The maximum internal weapons payload is 75,000lb and maximum external weapons payload is 59,000lbs. The B-1B weapons payload is: 24 GBU-31 joint direct attack munition (JDAM) at one time or a combination of 24 mk84 2,000lb general purpose bombs, eight mk65 naval mines, 84 mk82 500lb general purpose bombs, 84 mk62 500lb naval mines, 30 CBU-87, -89, -97 cluster munitions, 30 CBU-103, -104, -105 wind-corrected munitions dispensor (WCMD), 24 AGM-158 joint air to surface stand-off missiles (JASSM) or 12 AGM-154 joint stand-off weapons (JSOW). B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 2). B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 2. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 2. The Boeing JDAM uses global positioning system / inertial navigation guidance for delivery of the 1,000lb mk83, 1,000lb BLU-110, 2,000lb mk84 and 2,000lb BLU-109. It has a range up to 15 miles and strike precision within 13m. The Lockheed Martin JASSM is a long-range precision standoff cruise missile with digital jam-resistant global positioning system (GPS) / inertial navigation guidance and infrared seeker. JASSM weighs 1,020kg (2,250lb) and has a range over 370km (200nm) and a dual-mode penetrator and blast fragmentation warhead. JASSM-ER has a range of 926km (500nm). The B-1B successfully launched the first JASSM-ER missile in June 2006. The Raytheon JSOW AGM-154A carries BLU-97 combined effects bomblets and is in full-rate production. The blast / fragmentation unitary variant AGM-154A-1 which incorporates the 500lb BLU-111 (mk82) is under development. The AGM-154B carries BLU-108 sensor fused weapon (SFW) submunitions and has completed engineering and manufacturing development (E&MD). B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 2). B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 2. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 2.

B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 1)
B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 3)
B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 4)

B-1 Lancer

size image : 1092 x 682

B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 1)
B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 1. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 1.
The B-1B Lancer was developed by Rockwell International, now Boeing Defense And Space Group, and is the US Air Force long-range strategic bomber. The B-1B has the largest internal payload of any current bomber. The B-1B became operational in 1986. In July 2001, the US Department of Defense announced plans to cut its B-1B inventory from 92 to 67 as a cost-saving measure. The first aircraft was withdrawn from service in August 2002. Following Operation Iraqi Freedom, it was decided that there should be 67 aircraft in the fleet. The remaining fleet operates from Dyess AFB, Texas (38 aircraft) and Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota (29 aircraft). The B-1B is expected to in be service until 2025. In March 2008, the B-1B became the first aircraft to fly at supersonic speed using synthetic fuel. The fuel was a 50/50 blend of conventional JP-8 petroleum and a synthetic fuel derived from natural gas using the Fischer-Tropsch process. B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 1). B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 1. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 1. The flight was part of an ongoing USAF programme to certify the alternative fuel for all USAF aircraft. In February 2009 Boeing received a $45m contract from the US Air Force to upgrade avionics software on the B-1 heavy bomber. The contract ensures that B-1 crews are well equipped to meet its ever-expanding role. Boeing has recently upgraded the B-1 aircraft with a fully integrated data link (FIDL) and the upgraded aircraft took its maiden flight in July 2009. The upgrades included cockpit modifications, new processors, colour displays and communications architecture, enhancing B-1 crews' situational awareness and communications capability and Ethernet network. The FIDL system reduces the workload of the crew by automatically retasking the weapons system. Boeing Integrated Defense Sytems is expecting a contract in November 2010 from the USAF to installing FIDL systems in its B-1 fleet. A Sustainment Block Program (SBP) was unveiled in 2003. The program includes upgrading the nation's 67 B-1B long-range heavy bombers fleet with advanced software avionics every year. In December 2007, a $45m contract was awarded to Boeing, by the USAF, for improving the B-1B bomber's avionics software as part of the SBP. The contract enables to start work on the Sustainment Block SB14. SB 14 is currently undergoing flight test at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It will be delivered to the USAF in 2011. B-1 Lancer (wallpaper 1). B-1 Lancer aircraft images wallpaper gallery 1. B-1 Lancer airplane pictures collection 1.

B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 2)
B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 3)
B-1 Lancer (Wallpaper 4)