Earth shaking USAF B-1 Lancer launching from RAF Fairford, England

Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0089 from Dyess AFB, Texas, thunders out of RAF Fairford on September 4th 2016 under the call sign CROOK01.
This aircraft is from the 489th BG, part of the 7th Bomb Wing and was taking part in a familiarisation flight in preparation for operation Ample Strike '16 in the Czech Republic.
The B-1 truly is a sensory overload at such close quarters!
00:00 Taxi
00:37 Line up
01:47 Take off 🥕🥕🥕🥕
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[@UKAviationMovies]

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[@larrygabler528]

Served in the USAF in an F-15 squadron. I beam with pride when I see these planes. Awesome to watch. GO USAF!

[@UKAviationMovies]

Awesome. Thanks for your service! We have a lot of F-15s here in the UK skies of course, mostly from Lakenheath but we've had jets from Seymour recently as well as aircraft from AFRC squadrons staging through. Cool jet!

[@DarkendSun]

Proud to say I was part of the B1-B program, building the wings for this beast .. Was the best job I ever had ..

[@davecrupel2817]

Did you have any part with the sweeping actuators?

[@UKAviationMovies]

Awesome! 😎

[@chrismontreuil2206]

My uncle did some wiring in the bomb bay area. He told none of us what he was doing during the building of these planes.

[@RaDK012]

*Russian secret service wants to know your location*

[@DarkendSun]

That would be 👉👇

[@leokimvideo]

Fuel tanks half empty by the end of the runway, afterburners were like watching the gates of hell opening up

[@UKAviationMovies]

😂😎

[@tonyradmilovich3154]

Probably had a KC135 tanker waiting for him at top of climb. 🤭

[@whetedge]

Gotta be the most beautiful air plane ever built.

[@UKAviationMovies]

I'm with you on that!

[@whetedge]

***** I know I know. There's tons of beauties out there, but the smooth curves of B1 are just incomparable.

[@billcarr6392]

Avro Vulcan?

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

+Geoff Peterson Hustler

[@kurtiskaskowski5386]

B-58 Hustler is the most beautiful bomber.

[@larrygallegos6644]

Yes it is DEFINITELY a Beautiful plane , the only other one to out class it is the SR 71 BLACKBIRD !! THEY ARE BOTH ABSOLUTELY A SIGHT TO BEHOLD !😉👌

[@UKAviationMovies]

Agreed on that Larry. The SR was something else 😎

[@brentluckhart6238]

Not quite. The B1 is in a class by itself

[@Robert-hr6sh]

As a Citizen and a Veteran, my Appreciation of all who served, past, present and future! God's blessings and safety to all. 👍🙏

[@UKAviationMovies]

Thanks for your service Robert 👍🫡

[@Robert-hr6sh]

Much Appreciated, thank you!

[@bigblockchevy409]

I was deployed to the Persian Gulf, you could always tell when one of these was taking off, everything shook, and you look outside at night and just see the glow of the afterburners lighting up the sky. Ah, Murica

[@SifiliticoJoe]

The sound of fredom and democracy

[@wakkadakkaify]

the sounds of tax dollahs explodin

[@testing1619]

Hii

[@testing1619]

Good

[@thorthunderlungs5171]

These fly out of Mountain Home AFB here in Idaho. Once in awhile we are graced by flyovers that make volcanic eruptions envious. I've never heard anything like them.

[@zathrasyes1287]

Despite its destructive power, this airplane has a certain sense of beauty in its appearance.

[@Kevin-rz6lm]

I do so much agree with that. It is a graceful thing that WAS equipped to carry 24 nuclear bombs (removed to comply with START II treaty), or 85 500# conventional bombs, and now for cruise or hypersonic missiles.

[@adriandavies4012]

It's appeal, to me, is it's monumental destructive power,,,,,,,,

[@jgrokoest2419]

All North American designed planes are gorgeous . Too bad Rockwell ruined the company.

[@raidzor5452]

It’s impressive the amount of just raw energy these engines can output.

[@damusicman.3196]

✨✨✨

[@barryclanton8875]

The most beautiful plane other than the P51 ,that has ever been built.

[@Redbikemaster]

I grew up right outside Dyess AFB in Texas. I loved watching these take off at night, with all 4 engines glowing. There was one airshow they did there one year where a Lancer did a flyover at over Mach 1 at very low altitude. It knocked pictures off our walls. So worth it. I was in the front yard when it went right over us, completely silent for a second.

[@krisyung]

Awsome

[@racheljennings8548]

Who needed TV?

[@Redbikemaster]

@@racheljennings8548 I didn't watch much back then lol

[@montinaladine3264]

Wow, lucky experience -- good description - I had some good word pictures going through my head.

[@cgillit]

I remember a Lancer did a low flyover for 4th of July over Austin one year. I think I had PTSD for about 2 hours afterwards lol

[@davidcbrainard]

I worked at Air Force plant 42 in Palmdale, California at site 4 on the B2 program. Next door at site three was where Rockwell assembled B1s. You could literately feel it in your chest when a B1 hit its afterburners. An incredible experience to watch (and feel) them take off.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Awesome David. I bet that was an interesting place to work. I visited Blackbird Air Park a couple of years ago just across the runway from plant 42, incredible place. Driving past the Skunkworks was very special 😎

[@jameswroe2403]

The Vulcan did that without afterburners.

[@hippo780]

by far the most gorgeous aircraft ive layed my eyes on.

[@alholbertlim1154]

Marvelous. We support our friend, USA from long time ally, the Philippines.🇵🇭🇺🇸

[@blkjet117]

Awesome, a Bone from Dyess AFB. I worked on them for 9 years. I started as a Mid-shift Production Supervisor and when I retired I was the Avionics Flight Chief. I can't say it was the best base I ever worked at. The avionics shop was open for business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 363 days a year. We were only closed for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The workload was intense to say the least. Undermanned, and overworked. We were authorized 137 airmen, but usually had 67-73. The coolest thing I got to do as a Flight Chief was to read a letter from an Army 1st Sgt. It described how their patrol was pinned down from sniper fire and they called in air support. The closest aircraft with ordnance was 15 minutes out. Our B-1 was getting fuel from a tanker after dropping all his bombs elsewhere, It arrived within five minutes and flew over the enemy held ridge line in full afterburner at 200 feet. It didn't drop a single bomb, but the taliban fled for their lives. It must have been quite a sight. The B-1 is faster than an F-15 at sea level. Quite a beast.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Just wow. What a great story, thanks for sharing 😎

[@goldp1229]

I believe my son was the pilot 😊

[@boblapee2289]

I love our military ! Thank God for American soldiers, marines, sailors and flying military.

[@steveandulsky566]

Amen, brother!

[@Altenholz]

When you consider that this aircraft was designed and built decades ago, an almost incredible achievement.

[@Kevin-rz6lm]

This one has the original external engines. The newer stealth upgrade has recessed engines to reduce radar feedback. I haven't kept up with this system, so I don't know if/when the recessed engines were/will be upgraded. I entered the Air Force Academy in 1974 and these bombers were listed with photos in the Contrails training manual as pending along with F-15's, F-16's, and A-10's. That's how freakin' long ago it was when these were being designed and tested.

[@jeffommen4759]

@@bail10k31 it’s really exciting to just think about the things the US Airforce will come up with in the future.

[@peterbrockhoff857]

@@bail10k31 We're going to need them to fight WW3, primitive crazy humans won't stop until the planet is nuked for morbid!

[@jeffommen4759]

@@bail10k31 Its gonna be awesome. 6th generation of fighter jets, new stealth bombers. Looking forward to all of it.

[@dickburt69]

@@jeffommen4759 They’re saying the B-21 Raider and another 6th gen fighter prototype has been flying. Can’t wait!

[@shivajivythi7307]

Wow, what a sight... Being an aircraft enthusiast from my childhood, this is a treat for me... Thanks for sharing.... God bless Royal Airforce and USAF... Regards from India 🙏....

[@UKAviationMovies]

Thanks for dropping in Shivaji 😎👍

[@edwinkotlewski5460]

Nice.

[@thomassnowball6374]

I live near fairford and when this flew over, it literally shook the ground

[@DrMSayer]

Yea, i know what you mean.

[@kl9505]

The seer amount of the energy that engines produce, and the sluggish pace of acceleration despite that power, which tells just how heavy this thing is, is almost graceful.

[@howardzinko3190]

Absolutely beautiful!! Only one time in all my years of attending air shows has there been a plane that shook, rattled, and rolled the ground with it's power on take off than the B-1. It was at the MCAS Miramar air show in California and I shall never forget that moment. Thanks for sharing.

[@UKAviationMovies]

You're welcome Howard. Thanks for sharing your memory of Miramar

[@patrickoconnor9908]

You should stand near a runway with an SR-71 taking off and going almost vertical... one of the benefits of growing up on AF bases.

[@howardzinko3190]

Patrick Oconnor I would have loved that. The "closest" I came to the SR-71 was at it's final air show performance in 1999 at Edwards AFB. When it flew by with it's tiger-tail afterburners blazing, I could feel the power from half way across the field. They also had it fly over at 70.000 ft. at mach 3. It produced a double sonic boom and the announcer said that the SR-71 was 2 miles away. I will never forget that moment.

[@Sugarsail1]

I got buzzed at low altitude by one of these while sipping margaritas on a boat on Lake Powell in the '80s.....holy shit, it was doing near Mach 1 so we didn't hear it coming but one of the guys who happened to be a pilot saw it coming down a canyon onto the lake and screamed "B1!" and everyone was like "wtf is he all screaming about?" And we all turned around and it was so low over our boat that I could have tossed the pilot a margarita if he was going a bit slower. His loss. Then our ears never forgave him...earth shattering point blank RAWR! Glad he wasn't doing Mach 1

[@delten-eleven1910]

Howard Zinko I live near Nellis AFB and the B-1s visit from Dyess, no plane rattles the ground, structures and your body like a B-1 takeoff at full power overhead.

[@Forest_1995]

Last time i saw one of these up close i was 9. I will never forget how that thunderous sound rattled me. It was great to hear and see this mighty bomber take off from Fairford and fly over my home near cirencester on my birthday. Couldn't have asked for a better birthday present.

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[@ericadams4267]

I love seeing them flying at Ellsworth, there's a truck stop almost next door, and I've been able to sit and watch. Got a few great pics and videos from there... When they take off and fly over you feel that in your bones. Incredible aircraft!!

[@backpackerthrulife8497]

I often watch this video in the morning to help get me going, it's such an adrenalin rush- visually, audibly, technologically (from the radar to the engines and everything in-between, not to mention anything that might happen to bad people along the way).

[@alexabadi7458]

At 3:13 you can see the vortex at the wing's tips !Beautiful !

[@martinallenuk]

Spoiler alert

[@aviationlba747]

If you don’t want ‘spoilers’, don’t look at the comments!

[@imadrifter]

*Vortices

[@spiritmatter1553]

That was cool!

[@michaelleftwich8186]

I saw 2 of these at McConnell AFB in Wichita, Ks. In 2012. One one the ground& one flying around. Saw the one on the ground up close. These birds are HUGE!!!! And AWESOME!!!!!

[@RSTI191]

If I had one of these, I just park in my living room and stare at it all day. What work of art..

[@CharlieGolfAviation]

Incredible. I remember watching this take off at Fairford. The sound from those four afterburners was deafening.

[@garyhaines6891]

I thought so. Like I said inearlier text. When I served on base at Dyess. What ever I was doing I would stop just to watch a Bone take off. The roar and the beauty of that plane will always stick in my mind.

[@battingbacon1]

3:09 Nice view of the wake turbulence on the left wingtip.

[@WeichenherzByChrookie]

Isnt that a wingtip vortex?

[@battingbacon1]

@@WeichenherzByChrookie Thats the source yes, but what it leaves behind is wake turbulence, if that makes sense. Well that is what I believe, correct me if im mistaken.

[@WeichenherzByChrookie]

@@battingbacon1 Oh, i see. thanks for clarifying

[@johnboyjr21]

It's a bit of what would become wake turbulence after a few minutes

[@giapnguyen898]

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[@DroneShots_UK]

Great video of my all time favourite aircraft! Thanks!

[@wakeordiex]

Cool to watch, more fun to sit in! I was on that sortie headed to the Czech Republic. Over 5000 hours in a Buff and only 110 in the Bone but my, what a ride!

[@UKAviationMovies]

Very cool! Thanks for dropping by 👍

[@wakeordiex]

@@michaeljay4213 you obviously did enough to reply - go back under your rock. Jealous much?

[@massoud139]

FANTASTIC CLIP ! Thank you so much for this video .

[@sherzaiasim]

Impressive, truly earth shattering aircraft kudos to the engineers, pilots and the mechanics that maintain these beasts

[@damusicman.3196]

✨✨✨

[@dpelpal]

Mechanics are the unsung heros.🤷‍♂️

[@liverpoolfcslayer4290]

This is Without a Doubt THEE most Beautiful, Sleakest Plane on the Planet. The Shape/Lines are Absolutely Fantastic!

[@delten-eleven1910]

LIVERPOOL 68 I would add the F-16 too.

[@nigeljohnson8022]

English Electric Lightning? Vulcan? I have seen these in the flesh and you are right the B1 is a sleek looking aircraft, but my favourites are the British 50's jets.

[@_KennethG]

@@delten-eleven1910 The F22 Raptor?

[@delten-eleven1910]

@@_KennethG The sleekest of them all.

[@richardelliott8523]

What's going to help people survive during this next war do we have enough supplies to help each American person who needs safety equipment for breeding and other things we might need

[@extradimensional8818]

A Beautiful Bird with Beautiful Curves✌️🧐🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦

[@julianbentley3529]

Absolutely stunning video! 10/10. Superb!!!👍👍👍

[@UKAviationMovies]

Thanks :)

[@gypsycopeland4207]

The fuel they must use for takeoff. WoW. I love to watch these videos. I grew up near Seattle and watchee the first Boeing jets fly nearby I am 80. What a change in our world.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Thanks for dropping by. Things sure have come a long way, but how fantastic you saw those early Boeing jets take to the skies! 😎😎

[@backpackerthrulife8497]

The most beautiful airplane, and the most awesome, ever.

[@rvnmedic1968]

I was stationed at Warner Robins AFB, GA back in 1996 and the BONE was flying there. Shook the neighborhood when it went overhead. Amazing aircraft! Cheers, Bob CMSgt, USAF(Ret)

[@UKAviationMovies]

Thank you for your service Bob 🫡 They sure are an awesome jet to see up close 😎

[@jwj410]

Saw one of these at fairford when I was a kid - loudest noise I've heard to date! Awesome piece of kit

[@bradleychristensen9866]

I live by an air Force Base. Seen many planes. This one took a picture off my wall. It's a beast

[@waldirlima9660]

L3 .

[@roystonevans2223]

Beautiful looking plane, one of my clear favourites

[@toddventura7191]

Saw this machine at an airshow years ago. Loudest thing I've ever heard!

[@timdavis4424]

I worked on the Flight test program at Edwards AFB California, from 1986-1988 what a great program to have worked on.

[@ncrtrooper245]

Do you mean rapid city South Dakota

[@dotdashdotdash]

I saw one at an airshow once, you could feel the ground vibrating even though it was not in visual range. awesome.

[@christophercook723]

You mean the US of A. That's the only country that flies these.

[@hanswurzler9419]

What an amazing and beautiful plane!

[@user-fs8tl8ql6i]

We were in Kandahar Province on the enemy supply trail at 6500 ft and got ambushed so we dug in behind the boulders and requested air support. We were advised the A10's could not be on site for 30 minutes at best and my response was we would not last that long but we would hold in place. The next thing I heard was a strange voice telling us to dig in place and that THEIR mission had been canceled, but could deliver lots of gifts to buy us some time and it was COVER ears time! When that B1 arrived it was only five minutes after the call. Most of us were visible elevated off the sandy ground when that bomb run exploded right in front of our now covered faces and ears! IMPRESED DOES NOT EVEN BEGINE TO DISCRIBE THE AMAZING DISPLAY BY A SINGLE BI. I HAD TO SET UP STEAK DINNERS AT A BAR HANG OUT BACK NEAR THE BASE IN SOUTH DAKOTA FOR AFTER THEIR 30 HOUR RETURN WITH A NOW EMPTY BOMB RUN LOAD AS A HEARTFUL THANKS!

[@UKAviationMovies]

Wow. What an awesome comment, thanks a lot for sharing that with us all. I've not had a story on the channel of how a B-1 has saved troops like this, but I have seen the videos on the net. Awesome post. I'll pin it so others can read your incredible story. Thanks a lot for your service, and for the great post 👍

[@user-fs8tl8ql6i]

@@UKAviationMovies SOP would require them to drop their ordinance over the ocean to make that 30 hour trip back but decided instead to have our six.not

[@user-fs8tl8ql6i]

and not one of those aviators got an article 15 for their actions (a slap on the wrist)

[@techFPV5964]

She sure is a work of art isn't she!! ❤️

[@texan-american200]

I remember being stationed at Dyess at that time and we went to the other side of the field through a south side perimeter road. When a B-1 was in takeoff position, we held short of the runway and got treated to witnessing those massive engines go into full afterburner. Our Hummer would vibrate from the sheer force of the roar of the engines before the plane was taking off from the strip, much like this excellent video showed.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Wow, that must have been an amazing sight man! 😎

[@texan-american200]

@@UKAviationMovies Sadly, we weren't allowed to photo or record the takeoff during those times because of security back then. K We also got to witness a B-1 and an F-15 flying at a relatively close formation over the base to show visiting congress men the B-1s tight maneuvering capabilities. I think it was meant to wow the congressman more than anything else as there was no representation of any true tactical capabilities of the bomber.

[@IainHamilton]

This has got to be "the" most beautiful looking aircraft.

[@frankieford7668]

Saw the B1 at an Air Show 20 years ago...its Raw Power and agility made it the crowd favorite. It was just amazing to watch...👍. .🇺🇸

[@agnostic47]

I've been at Fairford and watched a B-1 take off from roughly the same position this was shot from. You always see kids covering their ears when planes take off but you know it's loud when most of the men also cover their ears. The ground shakes when a B-1!takes off.

[@Stanimal62]

The most visually stunning aircraft ever built.

[@larrylamb3480]

I worked in the large hanger where the engines were installed on the B1-B bomber at NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL ! GLORY TO UKRAINE ! This bomber looks like a jet fighter on steroids ! It's stealthy , flies high and has precision armaments ! GOD forbid it ever flies over Russia ,which it won't because the WEST ONLY WANTS TO LIVE IN PEACE !

[@scottgarl5691]

This plane is so awesome and beautiful -- it gives me goosebumps! Thanks for the video!

[@UKAviationMovies]

Same here, a stunning jet. Thanks for the comment :)

[@lindatimmons3675]

@@UKAviationMovies ...... I know what you mean

[@JavierRullanRuano]

Great video and amazing quality view of the jet engines at takeoff

[@brianbruce8398]

I was driving on a highway next to an air show when one flew over low with afterburners. The loudest plane I have ever heard- and I have heard a lot of them.

[@arthurtwoshedsjackson4336]

Looks awesome . All-time favourite is the Tornado but this looks something else .

[@WilyRelic4]

The F110 GE engines are among the best as to why both the F-14 and F-16 we're redone with them however all B1-Bs still have the old but reliable GE F101 engines. The B-1 Lancer did test them several yrs ago but as to why not using them is just a mystery. The thrust to weight ratio must still be capable for such a massive plane and from the look of things still a beauty when afterburner selected.

[@fcaughli]

What a beast. That thing scares the hell out of me and he's on my side

[@WarThnderMudnen76]

These used to tear over my house extremely low in full burner day and night during "Flag" exercises at Nellis AFB, NV. Neighbors bloody hated it and I couldn't get enough.

[@UKAviationMovies]

😂 I’d have been the same as you Chris!

[@lindatimmons3675]

I've been on this road that all the aircrafts come over when coming into our airport and have been right under one of these coming in lowering its landing gear , it was awesome.

[@04m6gto]

This is the loudest, most Earth shaking aircraft you'll ever see and hear. One of my favorite aircraft of all time. It's America's highest payload bomber and it flies like a fighter.

[@robertwilliamson6121]

Did you ever hear the SR-71 Blackbird?

[@alhowell4732]

Awesome, I hope they keep them around for a while !👌

[@UKAviationMovies]

Me too dude! 🤞

[@32tfs]

Great vid. Thanks for posting!

[@bd9712]

Love how it SEEMS the runway is built to drop a bit right in the sweet spot ??? Helping the aircraft so long as speed is great enough ??? Very great video

[@richardgraty4684]

I love it when the afterburners come on. That's one sexy plane! I love it!

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[@justanotherdrunk]

ya no shit!

[@Sxltwrld]

Richard Graty are they soo heavy they need afterburner to take off everytime

[@Coiler2]

@@Sxltwrld yes and no. The afterburners gives it a boost due to it being a supersonic aircraft

[@MrFeckham]

SPECTACULAR! You can see the vortex from the edge of the wing looks amazing

[@blackberrylady9265]

God bless and thank you for the Fantastic pilots u have given us to serve ....They're just fantastic 👏🏼 👋🏾👋🏾💯💯

[@LarryHatch]

This is by far the most beautiful plane in American history. I had a white metal model of one in my college dorm and never got tried of looking at it. But the recipients of its gifts will not be so happy.

[@leonmiller4774]

sorry the SR&! takes that cake not only was it unarmed it was beautiful pity nobody saw much of it in reality

[@LarryHatch]

@@leonmiller4774 You might have a point there. I've spent the better part of an hour on three visits at Udvar-Hazy getting as close to the SR-71 as they will allow and bought the polo shirt of one too. Upclose it looks like a child's paper mache project made of black, badly glued paper but those lines are....legendary. "That's better than anything in Star Wars" said one guy standing near me. His young son agreed.

[@davidrodgersNJ]

I went to Purdue, and very early one morning a B1 took off from their airport, right over my head. Earsplitting.

[@cfavalorofavaloro6053]

That’s one awesome jet there. They are huge and i just love watching all 4 afterburners light up.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Thanks for the watch and the comment my fiend 👍

[@rensim6201]

Thank you for clearing that up for us

[@earljohnson7745]

Those 4-engine afterburners 🔥 are insane!

[@fromnorway643]

Fun fact: The Concorde had 15 % lower maximum take-off weight than the B-1, but still had 23 % more powerful engines.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Absolutely incredible to see 😎👍 thanks for the comment 👌

[@algaclem9236]

I love watch these planes fly I lived close to the base where they are a great bird

[@1glopz]

probably one of the most eye pleasing aircraft I can think of

[@UKAviationMovies]

You’re right there for sure. Beautiful aircraft. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@robertmurphy4836]

Did my high school research debate paper on the B-1 way back in 1980 before Reagan brought it back. The B-1 was supposed to replace the B-52 and now 38 years later both are still flying. Wish there were more of them.

[@d500expert5]

Wow that’s impressive. God bless the brave men and women who operate these amazing works of engineering

[@NathanChisholm041]

1974! 44 years old and still going.

[@Sugarsail1]

I got buzzed by one of these things flying near Mach 1 at 100 feet off the surface of Lake Powell back in the 80s......all of us spilled our margaritas and have permanent hearing damage but it was still worth it.

[@DR.ELEKTRIK]

This is my absolute favorite aircraft ever built! God Bless America!!

[@UKAviationMovies]

Thanks for the comment bud, it’s one of mine too, so great to see them here in the U.K. 😎

[@stewp.3298]

Yet another reason why I'm proud of my country.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Absolutely, so many don’t seem to be!

[@bobsurgranny]

Some guy parked his lorry up on the kerb and stood on the roof, what a view!

[@MrPenquite]

Superb video, the camera angle and the topography did make it look as though it was going "off piste" at one point, just brilliant. Last time I had my "innards" rattled by an aircraft was at Fairford at a Tattoo 20 odd years ago by Concorde, now that hurt we were right at the end of the runway about 50 or some metres away, this video brought it all back thank you!

[@UKAviationMovies]

You're welcome, thanks for the comment.

[@Jrryclmnjc]

I have a friend, a golf buddy, who is a retired USAF Colonel. He flew B-52s and B-1s. I asked him what it was like taking off in a B-1. He said it was absolutely awesome. You never get used to it. He said the ground shook all around you.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Woah. I sure would love to sit in on that ride! Cool friend to have 👍

[@falconfalcon4417]

My favorite bomber with unique design.

[@randystockstill502]

This is my all time favorite plane. My dad worked for Rockwell International in Tulsa, Ok. and in 1976 we took a vacation to California. He worked it out so we could go to the plant and see the full sized mock up. We climbed all over it and got the guided tour. Definitely the highlight of the trip for me. Then I come home from school in 1977 and Carter had cancelled the program. My dad is still bent to this day...mention Carter and his blood boils!

[@UKAviationMovies]

Awesome story! Thanks for the great comment 👍

[@Retiredstatecop]

I had the opportunity to go inside one of these on a trip to North Dakota. I'm 6'1" and weigh about 210. I could just barely fit into the co-pilot's seat, but it was worth the effort.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Wow that must have been an awesome experience. I saw a video recently where one of the crew was doing a walk around of the jet. They said the B-1 was designed to carry fuel and bombs but they forgot to add the crew space 🤣

[@Gerwulf97]

I've been on a handful of roadtrips through south dakota, seen these take off right over the interstate once, and had one circle overhead the area of the black hills I was hiking in at one point. Pretty cool experience. They are beasts.

[@Mr1963corvette]

I grew up as an Air Force brat. My fondest memories were of the B-58 Hustler with her beautiful big Delta wing holding 4 G.E. J-79 turbojet engines taking off or landing at Carswell AFB as a young air force dependent. Especially at night when those a.b.s kicked in. I was in SAC 72-76 but we had the Buffs B-52 G models and the F111 swing wings at U-Tapao. 308th Bomb Wing and Mather A.F.B. 320th Bomb Wing both SAC bases. We had the B1 come in from Ellsworth at Mather, The B1 cost 3 times as much to run versus the good old work horse the venerable B-52. So the B- 21 Raider will replace her by 2026. Time marches on. But the from the sleek B-58 to the B1-B to the B-21, they are all beautiful high speed birds of prey whether nuclear or conventional.

[@peterbrockhoff857]

Grew up in Albuquerque, NM Saw one land at Kirtland AFB , also saw a B58 Hustler take off that was a wild one!

[@Bibg867]

A majestic looking aircraft

[@sergioleone4215]

That has got to be one of the most beautiful planes ever made.

[@UKAviationMovies]

Definitely. Such a beautiful jet. Thanks for the comment 👍

[@muzzaball]

I love the Bone! What a hot looking aircraft. Thanks Rockwell.

[@Marzziooo]

what a GREAT catch

[@tracygray3190]

I have to agree, the sexiest jet in the sky, especially with the wings swept back.

[@UKAviationMovies]

😎😎😎

[@semco72057]

That is an amazing aircraft and it was designed during the Cold War for penetration into Soviet airspace in case of a nuclear war. It was designed to penetrate at low levels and destroy their targets and exit quickly before going back to high level flight where it was safe. The B-2 Spirit is another airplane designed to do the same thing, but at higher altitudes and return to their home base afterwards.

[@johnprice7303]

I am not a huge fan of the "American Way" (I am Irish) but how I wish that I was present at that take-off. That beast is right up there alongside my favourite aircraft of all time...The P51B/C. My late beloved once bought me a huge portrait of James Howards 'Ding Hao' for Christmas, and it is still my pride and joy!

[@sdmc1972]

what is the american way?Just curious do you live in america?

[@sashinnair1676]

There goes the sound of freedom

[@kevindunne5753]

That's a great looking aircraft,

[@tracygray3190]

Thank you to all of the men and women who served and to those who are serving now. It makes me proud to be an American, and I know the sacrifices that y’all make every day for our freedom, my dad was also Air Force and I have lived in Turkey and Spain, I was fortunate to have experienced that but there ain’t nothin like the good ole U.S.A.

[@markblackman2542]

Nearly blew up my headphones listening to this ,, epic B1 made by Rockwell

[@darrellanderson8617]

The fear of this is why Putin grips the table so hard.😵