Posted on 08/01/2005 7:01:57 PM PDT by SandRat
I saw ... my mouth is agape .. that's not an A-10, is it?
B-1B
Wow .. is this in service now?
Last I heard it was.
They used to come to the Airshow in Chicago. Perhaps they still do. Very, very loud and an awe inspiring sight...
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber leads a flight of Egyptian, French, Greek, Italian and U.S. aircraft over the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star '99/00 on Oct. 25, 1999. Bright Star is a joint/combined command post and tactical field exercise in Egypt involving over 50,000 participants from 11 countries. The annual exercise is designed to improve readiness and interoperability between U.S., Egyptian and coalition forces. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Varhegyi, U.S. Air Force.
Really a wild looking plane.
An Air Force B-1B Lancer approaches a KC-10 Extender for in-flight refueling over Nevada and Utah on Feb. 7, 2005. The Lancer, from the 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., is a long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber. The Extender, from the 379th Air Refueling Wing (Reserve), Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is an aerial refueling tanker and cargo aircraft. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung, U.S. Air Force
Rumsfeld's "flying Pentagon" of choice is an Air Force E-4B aircraft, a highly modified Boeing 747-200 four-engine jet. Known as the National Airborne Operations Center, the plane boasts sophisticated communications equipment as well as the capability to be refueled in flight.
Yep, that's Reagan's baby. She's still flying all over the world. Not a ton of them, though.
We need a 747 to make a secure conversation?
That's crazy. The SecDef perhaps deserves to travel in a 747, but not for that reason. IMO
The B-1B Lancer is currently in service with the US Air Force, with the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas and the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. It is the new workhorse of the United States Air Force strategic bomber fleet, but it's limited to the conventional (high-explosive, not nuclear) mission.
BTTT!!!!!!!
Thanks!
Anytime! :-)
Thank you for the ping!
B-1B LANCER Mission
Carrying the largest 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.
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Ya know for years, I heard about the B1 Bomber .. B1 Bob (Dornan) and his fight, etc. .. and I was in a lot more frantic lifestyle the last 5 years, but this is the first time I've really seen it. It is SO impressive.
It is very impressive to see flying. It is even more impressive to watch as it takes off, with full afterburners, at nighttime; or on a low-level, high-speed bomb run.
Of course, watching the B-2A Spirit just sitting on the tarmac, let alone flying, is quite impressive.
Or, an oldie but goodie, the venerable, and still quite impressive B-52H Stratofortress, also known as the "BUFF" (which stands for "Big Ugly Fat F...ellow".
Big Rumsfeld ~ Bump!
Beautiful. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the ping to some beautiful birds...
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