GalleryofUSAFWeaponsNote:InventorynumbersaretotalactiveinventoryfiguresasofSept.30,2010.BySusanH.H.Young■2011USAFAlmanacBombersB-1LancerBrief:Along-range,airrefuelablemultirolebombercapableofflyingintercontinentalmissionsandpenetratingenemydefenseswiththelargestpayloadofguidedandunguidedweaponsintheAirForceinventory.Function:Long-rangeconventionalbomber.Operator:ACC,AFMC.FirstFlight:Dec.23,1974(B-1A);Oct.18,1984(B-1B).Delivered:June1985-May1988.IOC:Oct.1,1986,DyessAFB,Tex.(B-1B).Production:104.Inventory:65.AircraftLocation:DyessAFB,Tex.;EdwardsAFB,Calif.;EglinAFB,Fla.;EllsworthAFB,S.D.Contractor:Boeing,AILSystems,GeneralElectric.PowerPlant:fourGeneralElectricF101-GE-102turbofans,each30,780lbthrust.Accommodation:four,pilot,copilot,andtwosystemsofficers(offensiveanddefensive),onzero/zeroACESIIejectionseats.B-1Lancer(CliveBennett)Dimensions:span137ft(spreadforward)to79ft(sweptaft),length146ft,height34ft.avionicssystem.Onboardself-protectionelectronicB-2SpiritWeight:empty192,000lb,maxoperatingweightjammingequipmentincludesALQ-161radarwarn-Brief:Stealthy,long-rangemultirolebomberthat477,000lb.ingreceiver,expendablecountermeasures,ALE-50candelivernuclearandconventionalmunitionsCeiling:morethan30,000ft.toweddecoy.anywhereontheglobebyflyingthroughpreviouslyPerformance:maxspeed900+mph(atS/L),ExtantVariant(s)impenetrabledefenses.rangeintercontinental.nB-1B.VastlyupgradedB-1A,with74,000lbincreaseFunction:Long-rangeheavybomber.Armament:threeinternalweaponsbayscapableinuseablepayload,improvedradar,andreductionOperator:AFGSC,ANG.ofaccommodatingawiderangeofweaponsinclinradarcrosssection,butmaxspeedcuttoMachFirstFlight:July17,1989.upto84Mk82(500-lb)or24Mk84(2,000-lb)1.2.ProductionmodelflowninOctober1984.TotalDelivered:Dec.17,1993.general-purposebombs;upto84Mk62(500-lb)orproductionof100Bvariants.InventoryreducedtoIOC:April1997,WhitemanAFB,Mo.8Mk65(2,000-lb)QuickStrikenavalmines;upto67aircraftin2002.Onelostsincethen.FirstusedinProduction:21.