Yep. Too bad the idiots on TV don't know the difference.
The B-1B is an awesome jet.
Ever seen the pic of a B-1 close to the water....nothing but spray behind it. Not a photoshop job, either.
Power. Lot's of it. Several years of working the flight line here at Nellis. When a Red Flag exercise was on, the jets take off early for the first go. Real early. Like the sun is not up yet, but the darkness is on the way out.
F-16's and F-15's are cool to watch, long plume from the afterburner(s), lot of noise. But when the B-1's take off, 4 afterburners, the noise is incredible. It rocks the whole valley.
I never got tired of watching / feeling that. :)
The B-2 may be all about stealth, but slow - sub sonic.
Me? I'll take the B-1. Mach+ at 50ft off the deck, twice that at altitude. When I need speed, I want real speed!
Just me, of course. Cool platform.