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What type of jet is this?

minendo

minendo

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Just saw two jets take off that appear to be similar in shape as the above. Any idea what type of jet it is?
 
That plane in the pic is B-1 B lancer. Mach 1 capability. The earlier version had a Mach 2 capability, but the reason they went slower is that US is broke now.
 
ThatsABigOne said:
That plane in the pic is B-1 B lancer. Mach 1 capability. The earlier version had a Mach 2 capability, but the reason they went slower is that US is broke now.
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No they changed to mission profile, from high altitude penetration to low. And needed to make it more stealthy.
 
foghorn67 said:
It's the Soviet knock off, the Blackjack. Or Binder. Whatever the heck it was. Damn NATO nicknames.
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nyet. That is a B-1B Lancer. I actually thought they had been retired, and upon reading Wikipedia, I'd say they need to be

Despite upgrades, the B-1 has repair and cost issues resulting from its age. For every flight hour it needs 48.4 hours of repair
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MikeyIs4Dcats said:
nyet. That is a B-1B Lancer. I actually thought they had been retired, and upon reading Wikipedia, I'd say they need to be
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Wow thats pretty dismal... worse then the old jaguars V12's. 😀


I wonder what had more maintaince to operate... the SR-71 or the B-1.
 
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