The B-1 is magnificent to see live. I got chills seeing it at an airshow. You can't help but think of the hundreds of thousands of parts all working perfectly together built by American craftsmen. So sleek and fast, almost tiger-like.
If you talk to the people that maintain that thing, "sleek and tiger-like" would not be their choice of words to describe that old leaky Cold War relic.
@Arole Flynn Yes the beautiful Aston Martin, the DB9 is my favourite but I'm a bit disappointed in the new Aston Martin , it looks too angular, it has lost it's elegant curves. If I could afford one I wouldn't be buying the latest model, I'd go to Bentley now. In my dreams. :-)
@Arole Flynn Oh DB9 in silver, yes indeed, that is perfection, smooth curves do seem to look best in silver. I did see a DB9 in British Racing Green in an Ikea car park ( they weren't buying a wardrobe I'm sure) and it looked gorgeous but silver wins every time. Do you remember what Jeremy Clarkson said when comparing a Ferrari with a DB9 ? Turn up for a date in a Ferrari and she will think "show off" and "flashy" . Turn up in an Aston Martin DB9 and she will leave her husband for you. Brilliant !
When I was in the navy, I witnessed several “unrestricted” air shows performed to impress foreign governments (Cold War era). The sonic booms, bombs, rockets etc... it was impressive; we had some bad shit!
to me, the most impressive was an F-15 in the evening, AFTER the air-show (in Memminger-Berg), when it flew back to Ramstein-base! There we could see, why this fighter held the climbing-record of the time. The B-1B is the most beautiful plane though, I really like it.
I like this Beautiful B-1 B Lancer! I found it in 2001 Really Amazing that the B-1 B Lancer has Doing a Barrel Roll. This one has come from the Mountain Home Airbase in the USA Greetings from Germany!
Oh, I remember the days of Mildenhall air fete, such a shame how things change, you can't beat the roar of the old engines, it's not the same as being there feeling the thunder in your chest but thank goodness for youtube, at least these memories live on.
Of the three main strategic bombers in the USAF I've got to say the B-1 is certainly the most impressive. It might not be as big as the B-52 and not as stealthy as the B-2, but seeing a massive strategic bomber not only look like a fighter but even fly like one is certainly incredible to watch. Also, notice their choice in music that they're playing at the show? Interesting that they chose the soundtrack from Aliens.
B-1s are sick. I caught several of them taking off at Robins AFB back in the early 90s. Later found out they were headed to the Bosnian conflict. I can still hear the roar of those beasts.
Wow. I was here as a 14 year old and that b2 and b1b left a lasting impression. In engineering now and looking to take my 2 lads to their first airshow soon. Might show them this vid:)
the B-1 is one of the greatest planes ever built...when I built them in Tulsa, OK one of our sayings was "twice as much, twice as fast, twice as far..."
@@laa0fa502 Yeah, Air Force Plant #1 North American Aviation- Rockwell International 1983-1987...in fact I worked on many components, nacelle vanes, nacelle liner, crew entry ladder, main longeron, external weapons pylons both metal bond and advanced composites and final trim
Great aircraft, supported us in Afghanistan in close air support, even came down to a few hundred feet. What a great weapons platform. Massive amounts of destruction when needed.
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I served from 88-92 and my first assignment was with the 96th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB in Abilene, TX. Reagan was president and Strategic Air Command was alive and well. Watching this pilot "Hot Dogging" the B-1 reminds me of the pilot who decided to fly his B-52 like an F-16, which ultimately resulted in a crash and the death of the crew. I believe it was in 90's at an airshow in (Washington State?) I'm not saying it's right or wrong, or it is or is not designed to do that, but I never witness a B-1 maneuvering like that during my tour. I'm thinking this pilot was called on the carpet!
Craig, I was at Dyess flying the B-1 from '86-'91 when it was assigned to SAC. I returned in '95-'97 and we were assigned to ACC. BIG difference in Command philosophy on how to fly the aircraft and what you could and could not do. SAC was much more conservative in its approach to manuvering the aircraft.
That, is INSANE 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 B1b has never done that at RIAT before in all my years going as an Air Cadet-currently sat in the bath with my head in my hands. Bloody incredible.
As an SP... I've worked around many, many fighters, and bombers. What a job on the tarmac. Many air shows... cargo planes, bombers and fighters.... Oh-my. What a blessed career.
The B-1 is the sexiest damn aircraft since "RAQUEL WELCH" Just thumbs up with every angle. I almost think T. Cruise would have chosen the B-1 over the Tomcat, well, maybe not.
Cottesmore was wonderfully accommodating for IAT, a great couple of years. My tee shirt is finally giving up the ghost, a bit quicker than the B1. We even had the Rolls Royce Spitfire do a victory roll over the camp site.
Night of Aircraft Type Assignment for new pilots: "Lieutenant Smith, we know you wanted F-15s, but you're getting B-1B." Lt Smith: "Oh yeah? Watch this!"
I live at the point where the B2 Spirit bombers coming out of Whiteman AFT Missouri have attained enough altitude that they make their turn and start the climb to cruising altitude. Because the exhaust is on top of the wing, they are actually very quiet until they turn and pull the nose up, then everything rattles.
That air show had everything! It would have been a dream come true to visit there. At that time I was a kid building scale models and only dreaming of seeing one of those beautiful planes up close.
I was by the fence to the side of the runway when this happened at Cottesmore. Anybody that says this aircraft or that aircraft is the loudest obviously haven't heard the B1 take off. The ground was shaking.
I feel so blessed that I was brought up on Air Force bases from being born to 16 years old, and all the air shows we went to was the icing on the cake. The B1 always reminds me of the ugly duckling story, looking a little awkward and ungainly with wings stretched out but once swept back she turned into such a beautiful swan.
As a child of the cold war. Dad was stationed at Bitburg air base 77-79 . We went through air raids and drills. Pretty scary when you're 7 years old. Saw a lot of air shows. Fell in love with the F-15 eagle. Loved the sonic booms and F15s and F4s flying over all the time. Saw Star Wars at the base theater in 77. I love Germany. What a great time we had. We lived in building 44 I wonder if it's still there.
B-52H and the B-1B are sharing Close Air Support (CAS) coverage in Western Asia. The B-52 flys "in country" waiting for calls for support while the B-1Bs are at home catching up on maintenance etc, then the B-1Bs rotate in while the B-52H rotates out. It's amazing that the B-1B has a 477,000 pound Max TakeOff Weight(MTOW) compared with the B-52H having a 488,000 pound MTOW. The B-1B is down 11,000 pounds MTOW but can do barrel rolls at the end of a high speed pass which begins at 6:40 of the video. Although the B-1B Lancer has a lower MTOW, it actually carries 10,000 more pounds of payload than the B-52H does, 75,000 pounds for B-1B vs approx. 70,000 pounds of payload for the B-52H There's 120,000 pounds of thrust being produced with all 4 General Electric F-101-102 turbofans in maximum afterburner/reheat/augmentation. As of June 2019, less than 10 of the fleet of 62 aircraft are mission capable.(the exact number was reported as a "single digit out of a fleet of 62 B-1B" jets Apparently B-1B crews have to fly OTHER aircraft in order to get their requisite number of flying hours for the month. "The B-1B is one of three heavy bombers in the U.S. Air Force. Among the three types-B-1B Lancer, B-52H Stratofortress, and B-2 Spirit-the B-1B is the only non-nuclear capable bomber. The Air Force is supposed to have 157 bombers in operation, but the B-1B readiness problems take at least 52 bombers out of that total. The readiness rate for the B-52H and B-2 is unknown." You can be assured that if the B-1B was still a nuclear weapon delivery system, just like the B-2 Spirit or B-52H is, that there would be more money for maintenance to keep the mission capable rate for the fleet higher than 9 mission capable out of a full fleet of 63. www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a27758696/b-1-bomber-readiness/ Not only is American strategic warplanes having issues with Mission Capability(M/C), the USAF/US Navy/USMC are having big issues with their tactical aircraft as well. "Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has ordered the Air Force and Navy to get mission capable rates for four key tactical aircraft up above 80 percent by the end of next September, a daunting challenge given the current readiness rates of America’s fighter fleets."October 2018-some 10 months ago). "Specific to tactical aircraft, the F-16C fleet reported a mission capable rate of 70.22 percent, the just-standing-up F-35A a 54.67 percent mission capable rate, F-22 Raptor a shocking 49.01 mission capable rate. While not covered by Mattis’ memo, the F-15C (71.24 percent) and F-15E (75.26 percent) were also below the threshold now sought by the secretary." www.defensenews.com/air/2018/10/09/mattis-orders-fighter-jet-readiness-to-jump-to-80-percent-in-one-year/
I worked at Rockell NAA in long beach california next to the long beach airport and a B1 bomber was on static display for a weekend air show the B1 crew waited until monday morning when the employees were working to do a tribute takeoff. There was a golf course between the plant and airport so we could not see B1 on runway but you could hear the engines building thrust. The pilot took off hot at low altitude with full afterburners and just clear the palm trees then dipped the wing you could feel the thrust against your chest rattled all the windows broke a few FAA rules that day but thrilled the Rockwell employees amazing experience.
When was that, Shawn? In November, 1996, I flew a Bone into LGB for an airshow, with my crew of course. We departed Monday after the airshow and I did a wing dip each way as LGB is my hometown airport having grown up in Lakewood.
I was at raf fairford many yrs ago and stood behind on the road when it was on full afterburners for 3 mins amazing plane ,my rib cage got rattled by the lancer😂👍
They have a B-1 on display at Wings Over The Rockies Museum in Denver among other places...couldn't believe it when I saw it for the first time! Seen a few since then and it's still amazing every time! It's crazy to see a plane half of a football field length long doing rolls! So awesome!!
The B-1 Bomber was developed in the late 1970s. It was several decades ahead of its competitors. That makes you wonder what the Americans have on the drawing board in 2020. Those Americans are impressive!
That B1 lancer is one intimidating looking jet! Such a sexy looking jet as well This is not the type of girl you should be messing with because she has some serious firepower with those powerful bombs it can carry
That B-1, what a magnificent beast... Based on the two times I saw one at an airshow I suspect her display used more fuel than most of the other aircraft combined but what a way to burn it up! Recorded audio just doesn't convey the thunderous power.
I saw a B-1 do a flyby at a race once and thought to myself "if dragons were real, this is how they would fly" I was blown away by how graceful it was. The plane did several passes over the track while remaining in eye sight and it was awe inspiring
One of the many aircraft on my bucket list to see, along with a bunch of others in this video. The B-1 is so cool to watch because it looks, and moves, like a giant fighter. It's quite a sight on video, must be many times more so in person.
This is scary! How many of these are no longer in service! And do l have to say l was impressed with the B1B ?..... oh all right then !! Thanks for the great content .
Thats one of the most fearsome planes in the world. Bad thing is in a conflict if you see it overhead. Thats the last aircraft you will ever see and "what the" be your last words😯
I too have a soft spot for the B1. Unfortunally never seen one, not even on the ground. But boy are they beautiful and impressive! When I get filthy rich I'd like to have one myself converted to Business Jet. Pretty please? ;)
