B-1B Lancer

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U.S. Air Force aircraft long-range bomber military aircraft strategic bomber supersonic aircraft

The B-1B Lancer is a U.S. Air Force supersonic, long-range strategic bomber designed for low-level penetration and heavy payload delivery.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
B-1 Lancer bomber 1
B-1A Lancer 1
B-1B 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Air Force aircraft ⓘ
long-range bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
supersonic aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType swept-wing bomber ⓘ
variable-sweep wing aircraft ⓘ
airForceDesignation B-1B Lancer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B-1B
armament conventional bombs ⓘ
cruise missiles ⓘ
precision-guided munitions ⓘ
combatRadius approximately 2,993 km ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crewSize 4 ⓘ
designedAsReplacementFor B-52 Stratofortress in some roles ⓘ
designedBy Rockwell International ⓘ
designedFor heavy payload delivery ⓘ
low-level penetration ⓘ
developedFrom B-1B Lancer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B-1A Lancer
engineType turbofan ⓘ
enteredService 1986 ⓘ
ferryRange over 11,000 km with aerial refueling ⓘ
firstFlight 1984 ⓘ
hasAvionics fly-by-wire flight control system ⓘ
terrain-following radar ⓘ
height about 10.4 m ⓘ
introduced 1986 ⓘ
length approximately 44.8 m ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
Rockwell International ⓘ
maxSpeed about Mach 1.25 at altitude ⓘ
nicknamed Bone ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operator United States Air Force ⓘ
partOf USAF bomber fleet ⓘ
payloadCapacity about 75,000 lb of ordnance ⓘ
primaryUser United States Air Force ⓘ
role conventional bombing ⓘ
long-range strike ⓘ
maritime strike ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
usedInConflict Iraq War ⓘ
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form: Operation Allied Force

Operation Desert Fox ⓘ
Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan
wingspan about 24.1 m swept ⓘ
about 41.8 m extended ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

B-1B Lancer → airForceDesignation → B-1B Lancer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-1B
Eighth Air Force → aircraftOperated → B-1B Lancer ⓘ
B-1B Lancer → developedFrom → B-1B Lancer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B-1A Lancer
this entity surface form: B-1 Lancer bomber