The True Reason Why America's Enemies Still Fear the B-1 BOMBER 

"Lets build a fighter jet the size of a 737 and fill it with nuclear weapons!" - Rockwell engineers

I took a special needs friend to the midland, TX airshow, back in 03-04.. B-1 flew in from the rear of the crowd, hit afterburner and climbed scarring the shit outta everyone.. but Jason who was very hearing impaired , felt the massive rumble; and got SO damn happy. Instantly falling in love with the aircraft. He never forgot that plane. He used Lancer for his spartan name in Halo 2 and I Was aircorba lol He’s passed in 2011 and I will always get fond memories our families at airshows together over this plane. Miss ya lancer, fly high bud

I was at an air show about three years ago. The B-52 and the B-1 were parked about 30 yds. from each other. It is amazing doing the walk throughs in each one of them how massive the B-1 is compared to the B-52. Took pictures w/my wife and nephew having lunch under the wing of the B-52.

4:42 No clue what those signs mean but he’s having the time of his life. Even hit a grand slam 😂

This is an American plane. It is not measured in meters it is measured in bald eagles and freedoms per mile .

This is one of the most beautiful airplanes ever built. Very excellent lines. Very esthetic.

I worked on these. Awesome aircraft. Watching one in full afterburn takeoff is a sight to behold. Rumbles your chest.

Ayo bro that’s the alkonost

Dropping warheads on foreheads at a high rate of speed lol

Even with the awe inspiring B-2, the B-1 is still my favorite bomber

Because unlike the B-52, the B-1 Lancer is a high speed bomber, capable of flying at low altitudes and still deliver substantial payloads on the enemies. The only weakness is it is not a stealth bomber like the B-2 Spirit and the future B-21 Raider.

B-1 is the most beautiful bomber ever built. Either in white or "Darth Vader" gray. It's just gorgeous.

One night in Iraq (sometime in '07), the infantry apparently kicked up a hornet's nest, lots of explosions pretty close to the base, patients of all kinds flooding the ER. I saw either an F-15 or F-18, seems he got lit up by something and sped out of the area popping off flares, then one of these bad boys buzzed us SUPER low.....OMG. Almost shat myself cause I didn't know it was coming either. VERY soon after, the bad guys decided to go home. Lol

i saw one land parallel to my car while I was driving...about 50 meters to my left. Thought it was a god damn alien

I was an intern with Rockwell in the logistics group for the B1-B for 3 summers. Logistics was a bit of a mess, but me and my fellow interns worked over several weekends with a General, and a few Corporals to scrub the data. We had the opportunity to visit Edwards AFB where we got a walk trough of a striped B1-B. These were the four prototypes that were referred to in the video. Two were active, and two were cannibals. The active planes were cordoned off with armed guards surrounding them. It was pretty cool.

I miss this in sound so much. Lived next to McConnell when they held the B1's for many years. Always loved watching them fly around.

The True Reason Why America's Enemies Still Fear the B-1 BOMBER 1- It literally is a bomb carrier

The b-1 zoom and boom

Early 2000's I will never forget the BIB flying out of McConnell AFB. I was in the Commissary parking lot and heard an eerie ominous sound as a plane taxied to the end of the runway. When the unmarked B1B took off people were stopping in the streets and running out of the buildings everywhere. This was at the time a Bone base. The force and loudness was something that caught everyone's attention and made them wonder what it was. Bones have a common "set off the car alarm", Rock The Planet" kind of take off. You get use to it. The force behind this plane even, on the taxi was something no one ever experienced. It was absolutely awesome. This would have been around 1995. The entire short track it took back around was a sound I wont forget. To put it in context. When the Concord Landed taxied and took of from Wichita years later it was somewhat quieter and much more refined than this plane. When the Bone landed that day it went straight back to the Boeing hangers. I will assume the Bone has been tested beyond the limits of the structural limits at speed. I only believe this because of the sound of the engines and the speed and force of the take off of this one experience. I will assume Mach 3 plus has been achieved but modifying the air frame to sustain these speed was cost prohibitive.

I was stationed in South Dakota. Watching this plane land and take off was awesome, made me feel good they were on my side. And the real reason our enemies should fear this plane is because it's piloted by the best pilots in the world.

As a Crew Chief I fear the B-1’s abilities...to break every 30min lol

I had one of these fly over my head as I rode into Box Elder South Dakota last summer. It encouraged me to stop at the Air Force Museum there. I highly recommend it if you're in the area.

Totally forgot to mention the B-58 Hustler which could possibly outfly the B1

I saw two up close at the Oshkosh air show in Michigan in 1987 when I was 16. Boy I have never forgotten that day and have been in love with this aircraft ever since. It is awesome, beautiful and destructive. Nothing more needs to be said

These planes are so loud it’s insane. Listening to them take off is a crazy experience

I was a weapons systems specialist on the F-111F and D models. I consider the Bone to be the 2nd sexiest aircraft, ever! It's the Aardvark's bigger brother.

Actually they are popularly known as the "Hangar Queen" because of the time they spend non-available for missions.

I was inside the cockpit of one. We wasnt allowed to take pictures but you have to climb a huge ladder to get inside the plane. Its just a crazy plane

We passed an AFB in So Dakota in late 90s and saw these beautiful planes.

Dear Santa, I would park this in my front yard if you granted me this one wish

I am from JAMAICA but I love America 🇺🇸 🖐💯💯💯💯

I was fortunate to have a career in aircraft (B-1 104 total) development , flight test, manufacturing , record setting runs, upgrade to conventional configuration. The complexity of integration , test and delivery was due to development of an aircraft designed in the period of time represented by 100 % fly-by wire (digital domain) of the f-16 and the mechanical / analog of the F-15. Time marches on and there are upgrades that in the cockpit along with the integration of new sensors . To stand next to it during engine run-ups and full blow test and feel the organs in your chest vibrate is an amazing experience -to see and hear it break the speed of sound 200 meters of the deck... -

So at one point the B1 was this super secret item- before its present iteration. Then peeps decided it was costing too much and the project was shelved. My buddy in the UK was a super airplane nerd and, with a friend embarked on a tour of the US to find as many wrecks etc abandoned in back yards, woods, and deserts. One day they were on a backroad somewhere and he spots something big painted zinc chromate in a hanger in the near distance. He cons his way onto a poorly guarded airfield and persuades guards to allow him to look in the hanger. I remember unkempt grass in front of the hanger and woodland behind it- the back of nowhere. Crammed in the hanger, 2 fully assembled and abandoned B1s or whatever they were originally called, covered in dust and bird poop. He took pictures of the planes, snuck in and took pictures inside of them, left, went back to the UK, forgot about them. He tells the tale and shows me the pictures many years later, neither of us knowing B1s had become a thing again. The B1 pictures weren’t even the first ones he showed me because he had forgotten about them. He had no idea he had pictures of an airplane that had become top secret again. He’s dead now, 1990s, I have no idea where his piccies could be or if they still exist along with the thousands of other photos he took of other planes. I heard the family got rid of everything he had. The pictures where good for the camera tech at that time given an unlit hanger (except for a permanently open door) and unlit plane interior. We looked at the pictures one day when I went and got him because a pair of B52s had landed at the nearby aerodrome in one of the thickest fogs I had ever seen. They also snuck out again before the fog dispersed and we missed them.

Worked with these in the middle east, absolutely massive aircraft

4:00 - my god, look at that beauty, its like when I was a kid in the 90s and looked at the cool military books i had around

Wow! what an absolutely stunning plane, very nice lines, it looks like speed, or a sky spirit, the shape of a fine woman!!!

Man I loved that bomber!! Best 11 years of my career!!

Passing by Dyess outside of Abilene, I've seen B-1s taking off and landing several times. It's a pretty awesome acft!

Thank you for the awesome coverage. My fascination for the B1was upheld by your video. Thank you for sharing this with us. I've always wanted to be a pilot, and always fascinated with planes flying overhead near Eglin AFB, for 40 years. Sadly enough, 😢 I couldn't join you. I visited South Dakota with my sister, and saw the B1's. I was in awe, and it made me feel alive. They are loud, and that's how i feel for the sound of freedom 🇺🇸. Thank you for your service!! 🇺🇸

Love your content dude! Keep up the amazing work!

In my opinion this is the sexiest plane, I love the lines and will never forget my first view of it at an air show in Ottawa

I saw a B1 doing acrobatics at Dobbins AFB from a distance back in the mid 1990s. It was doing somersaults end-over-end and sideways, about 50 yards above the ground, without leaving its position. It was so incredible that I thought it was a giant balloon shaped like the B1.

A number of years ago I was in my backyard and heard a loud noise, I looked up and there was a B-1 passing overhead at a LOW altitude, kinda took me aback till I realized it's path would take it over our local military school. The military has sent helicopters to the school, landing on the football field for their inspection. It was damn impressive, I'd hate to be under it when it was on a kick-ass mission!

Had no idea the B1 could carry a greater payload than B52. I love this plane.

still one of the meanest yet lean looking aircrafts out there.

I’ve seen the only 2 remaining B-1A’s in Lincoln, NE, at SAC and in Dayton, OH, at the NAFM

The true reason B-1 Bomber should be feared....Because Kermit the frog made this video

One of these took off from Long Beach Airport. I was across the freeway. I heard it before I saw it and when I finally saw it taking off, the hair on my arms stood up. It was an awesome sight. Some random guy was standing by me watching it too, and I told him I'm glad it's ours.

Best looking plane ever IMO

I live close to Rapid city SD. I remember seeing this Bomber many times. Love this Bomber!

I went to college in Abilene, TX. Those things rattled our windows miles away from Dyess. One incredible aircraft.

Probably THE most beautiful plane ever built for the Air Force.

When the B One is finally retired, I WANT ONE !!!

This video: **exists** The A-10: "Bro, w h a t ? FOH with that-"

Love the MK 60 series quickstrike mines (inert of course for training) shown at 5:42, they even say property of the US Navy and who to contact if you find one of them.

Had one of these fly over me in eastern Montana while antelope hunting. Felt like I could touch it, flying so low. Pretty wild experience

Still the best plane I have ever seen flown. 9th bomber squadron from Dyes Airbase visited RAF Waddington circa 2000, and I got to meet some of the crew (still have an awesome t-shirt!) This plane is badass.

The same reason why people fear pigeons pooping on them.

Absolutely beautiful. Ive always loved this plane. NO matter what comes out the Lancer and the Warthog still captivate me.

My older brother who passed away last year was a Navigator on the B 52, and later the B 1. I wish we could of been closer!

I know from speaking with the maintainers of the B1, they sure fear it. It has some issues with reliability.

3:55 Love it ♥

That dance the ground crew was doing at @4:40 was awesome.. I've seen similar moves on the Aircraft Carrier's.. is it something they're taught?

great 10 min piece.. I especially loved the adds every 90 seconds

The only bomber more badass is the B2 Spirit. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Now I get why B-1s are called Bones! Always wondered about that

Excellent descriptive and informative video..

This plane is astonishingly big. I have been up close to 1 or 2 and they are just big.

This bomber was dubbed the most expensively researched and designed ever and now I am told as soon as it entered service it is deemed obsolete. Now all adversaries are to fear this most obsolete aircraft. We must be doing greater than great !

The engine pods on the B1A swung WITH the wings? But you even said they were in the wing root (therefore they didn't swing). The intake ramps were variable (as well as the exhaust nozzles) which is common almost necessary on supersonic jets. That doesn't mean the entire engine was mounted on the variable geometry wing

I saw one of the three remaining B1As (Wright-Pat Museum) back in the 70's, which was parked outside in front of the museum in the process of being restored by volunteers. At the time, Carter had already "KILLED" the B1A program. For a former president who supposedly had a degree in nuclear engineering, I have always been disappointed in Jimmie Carter for cancelling the B1 program. Ironically, the Russian TU-165 resembles a much larger "Lancer" with a big vertical stabilizer similar to earlier Russian MIG aircraft.

Even at a quarter of a billion dollars a peace, the air force got a bargain with The B1B bomber. It is faster than they expected it to be. And carries more weight than they thought it could. It is also one sleek and beautiful jet. Especially with the wing swept back. In the 90s, I saw one fly over memorial drive, in Tulsa when it headed out to the National Guard and landed there. I will probably never forget that.

A stunning aircraft - both in specification and visual grace - commentary by Kermit?

It's amazing how well it has held up over time and was able to be upgraded as much as it has.

Yea for the B1B, Thank you for your service, you guys are awesome.

Albert Einstein said, "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." This shows that he believed that civilization as we know it would be gone.

I know one thing it is one beautiful looking plane. Also it’s sounds is amazing you can feel it in your chest.

THANK YOU ABOUT THIS PLANE AND GPS

These are the loudest jet I have ever heard during take off. Living in Vegas you knew when a B1 ripped out of Nellis. Seeing one fly over my house at night with the after burners going was a sight for sure.

Why is the word "Should" missing from the title when it's in the opening dialog?

Not anything can out last the B52! The B1 is close. Both are very good at what they do! When the B52 gets new engines the cost of operating it will go down. The B52 is flying with 1960's engines and there has been a lot of improvements in engines. Both planes have there good and bad things. Both do what they were made for very well!

Rise of the guardian's! God Bless You America!!!!!!!!!

4:42 that crew chief HELLA EXTRA. :D

The B-1 lancer is my favorite plane of all time

The most BADASS plane on the planet.

Nice video thanks with clearly explaining nice page 👍

A B-1B flew over at an Airshow over Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI it flew low and slow the sound was deafening the B-1B is still impressive to this day if I heard this aircraft coming I would quickly take cover because you know hell is coming.

That airplane is still a viable weapons system and can perform many tasks which the Air Force needs and should be kept in service as long as possible. It could be kept in service as the B-52H models are retired and used for the same missions if the engines could be replaced with newer ones which is more fuel efficient and upgraded weapons systems.

I watched one of these jets doing a mock bombing run on a dam near my house, it was flying so low I thought it was crashing but then it nosed up and went full afterburners and I could see the right up into that orange jet blast. This was one of the coolest things I’ve seen.

These used to fly over our house when I was a kid, damn they were loud!! Bad ass sounding 😎

4:38 I don't think anyone's ever been as *fabulous* as this ground marshall

The Bone took the niche that the B-58 Hustler originally occupied.

4:15 Were the engines really ever able to swing with the wings? I don't think so. The engines were mounted on the fixed inner wings on the A-model too so I don't see it ever having swing engines

As a Navy Ordnanceman,,,i loved watching that Rockeye drop.

I was sitting in my pick-up at the Burger King at the south end of the runway at Love Field in Dallas when one of these took off after an airshow. The loudest sound I have ever heard by a significant margin. It was terrifying.

There might be somebody to taste the capabilities of US weapons soon.

Love that shot of the whirlwind at the wing tips.

after seeing what this beauty can do at an air show......i would be afraid too!!!

I know F15 is one of the most dangerous jet of US. But B1B with its wingspan truly drew an EAGLE in the sky.

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