The Rockwell B-1 Lancer[b] is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It has been nicknamed the "Bone" (from "B-One"). [2][3] As of 2024, it is one of the United States Air Force's three strategic bombers, along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress.

Carrying the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force. It can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time.

2020年4月22日 · A hard crew in the B-1 consists of two pilots and two weapons systems officers, who do not fly with any other crews. Typically, we would trade crew members around so all of them could operate...

2024年1月5日 · Four crew members of an Air Force B-1B supersonic bomber safely ejected before their aircraft crashed Thursday during an attempt to land at Ellsworth Air Force Base in …

2009年8月18日 · As a crew chief, Airman Decker is required to know the workings of every system on the B-1. He is an overall jet maintainer, responsible for launching, recovering and refueling the B-1. He also inspects the B-1 to ensure that it is capable of flying.

2024年10月29日 · The Rockwell B-1 is a supersonic variable-sweep wing heavy bomber serving in the fleet of the United States Air Force along with its subsonic stablemates, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber...

With the end of the Cold War, the B-1B Lancer has been adapted to carry conventional munitions and has been used extensively in close air support and tactical bombing missions. Carrying the...

2024年7月25日 · The crew of a B-1B Lancer that crashed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota in January failed to properly manage the bomber’s airspeed and angle of approach while landing, a scathing...

The B-1B Lancer, also known as “The Bone”, is the US Air Force long-range strategic bomber developed by Rockwell International, now Boeing Defense And Space Group. The B-1B, …

2018年7月17日 · With the plane on fire, an ejection seat failure trapped one of the airmen — so the crew fought to bring the stricken plane to the ground together.