US Pilots Fly Gigantic B-1 Lancer So Fast the Cockpit Starts to Shake

[@drakkonis1]

When I was in Iraq in 2003 a B1 flew over the base I was stationed at. It came low and was popping flairs the whole way. Aviation wise, it was the most beautiful aircraft I've ever seen. It was almost spiritual. I can't explain the effect on me or why but it is one of the best memories of my life.

[@crapotin59]

The greatest lie in contemporary history : the Gulf War. How can you still talk and look in the mirror after that. Shame on America. Like Vietnam in 1966. All American history is a Hollywood mystification.

[@stevemarkle6609]

AND BLAME IT ALL ON TRUMP!🤣🤣🤣

[@rayk48]

Thank you for your service!.The B1 a beautiful and deadly machine.Imagine lots of our soldiers had similar feelings seeing an A-10 flying over their heads. Like a bird of prey protecting them as it soared above.

[@51hankyspanky7]

The sexiest plane in the fleet with curves so fine - mm, mm, mm.

[@danielbass1234]

@@51hankyspanky7 100 Precent Agree ! One Sexy Aircraft

[@gecko-sb1kp]

As a former Australian soldier I have the utmost respect for US pilots. They took us on some serious flying aboard Chinooks. Nap of the earth flying with deception plans and got us where we needed to be and my heart rate never peaked. I always knew they would deliver...even if we went down I knew we'd do it with style...

[@shannobailey2917]

we respect Australia to! fosters is my beer bro.

[@gecko-sb1kp]

@@shannobailey2917 Fosters was my beer as well until some pimple-faced penal-wart deleted it from the inventory at my local bottle shop...

[@shannobailey2917]

I got his number. He is the dingo boy.

[@-108-]

You Aussies took over administration of the F-111 Ardvark program; Another great aircraft with sweeping wing technology. And from what I've seen, you've been tearing sh__t up with them!

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

Foster’s is no longer Australian having been bought out by international corporations, the last one now owned by Anheuser-Busch and besides being hard to find in Australia, the consensus now is that it’s bland tiger urine.

[@malfunction8165]

It's hard to believe the B 1 is nearly 40 years old, she still looks futuristic.

[@350zvince]

The interior gives it away, but the exterior... 👌

[@handzar0]

Really sad that it is going to be retired soon.

[@fredf1912]

Nearly 50, first flight of the North American B-1 was in 1974. But yes, she does.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

One of the most beautiful aircraft ever built.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

@@handzar0 How do I get one? Maybe the USAF will have a garage sale. 😀

[@berniebernstein]

There's nothing better in the early morning than B-52s warming up the engines to full throttle. I lived less than a few blocks from Carswell AFB. ......an old man yelled when I was a boy; "That's the sound of Freedom son. Don't complain about the noise."

[@alexlifeson8946]

That's the sound of BigOil, more like

[@apatheticseaturtle1998]

Lol exactly ^

[@mrknotthall]

Amen brother.

[@alexhendriks4177]

I trained at Meacham Field back in 1977 for my PPL /CPL / IR and frequently passed over Carlswell AFB…still amazed at seeing the B52s operational

[@RobertFales]

Yep!!The Sound of Freedom, indeed!!Lucky ass Pilots though~

[@niceguy60]

I'm older than this aircraft, time does fly.

[@c-459]

Fighter Pilots make War movies,Bomber Pilots make History 👍

[@karinoshea551]

Thank you for the video! I now live 21 miles away from Tinker AFB and when they test fire the engines of the B-1Bs and the B-52s it rattles my house windows. I used to live between the two flight lines within sight of the Air Depot gate at Tinker, and the engines would be setting off car alarms and building alarms on a regular basis. It was a sound that you felt in your soul! Much love from Oklahoma!

[@nordan00]

Used to love those Base Ops Tinker Burgers!

[@dennissylvester110]

@@nordan00 I was stationed at Tinker, at the ALC, '73-'75 and served as Operations Duty Officer as did all the junior officers. On my 1st watch a 2 star General, an Air Defense Command region CG, flew in in a 2 seat F-106, with his aide in the pilot seat. Somehow we had not gotten the message that a 2 star was coming, until they called in on final. The senior duty officer was in bldg. 3001 on the other side of the runway, but he made it over before the -106 landed. But the base CO and the ALC CG were a bit late. The exec was furious, but the General was just excited to find a real snack bar, with a grill, rather than just machines and a microwave. :) One of the ODO's duties was to eat at the Chow Hall, to be sure they weren't feeding the airmen slop. They weren't, and in fact I got lucky and it was steak night, and that was a better steak than many commercial places, such as Golden Correl and Sirloin Stockade serve, not quite as good as the best, but good. Later as an individual reservist at Carswell near Ft. Worth, we were allowed to eat breakfast in the chow hall, as long as we did it before the O-Club opened. They had really good breakfast, including grits which you could have cheese on. :)

[@livergen]

God bless our young men and women in our armed forces, let's not forget, these are our sons and daughters, husbands and wives, let's continue to honor these men and women that learn their jobs and step forward to protect us here at home and around the world.

[@rockpadstudios]

I helped with the initial EMP testing of the B-1B, my first job out of college - 40 years ago, how time flies.

[@ch0wned]

Helluva job!

[@manicr1]

How do they protect from EMP?

[@rockpadstudios]

@@manicr1 It's a fascinating subject. The first line of defense is shielding, the EMP pulse creates huge currents so if you can shield, the currents dissipate on the outer hull. The frequency range is 100kHz to 200MHz, much higher than lightening. Think of EMP like a ball peen hammer striking a bell, the waveforms are the same, damped sine waves, so an EMP will ring the hull. We used 3 ways to test/measure it, direct injection using an inductive transformer (we did this on the Air Force One Comms system which was a blast, Boeing did a great job on testing that), high energy pulse, and continuous wave. I was able to work at the Air Force Weapons lab doing High Energy Pulse which was an amazing experience. I was in a semi trailer covered in metal inside a screen room tested to -40dB and one day our computer was rebooting. Only the small door to the room was open. They were testing (without telling us) at 1/10th the power and it still took out our computers. It didn't fry anything and in general causes system lockup issues but if hit directly it does fry unprotected electronics. Air ionizes at about 100kV/m so EMP has to be less than this for a rough estimate of it's max value. High Energy pulse is a time domain technique and continuous wave is a low level sweep technique using a network analyzer attached to 2000 Watt amplifiers, this gives the frequency transfer function that can be used to get the time domain value. The next phase is circuit protection but these have to be able to respond to very fast EMI and standard lightening devices aren't good enough. The third method is at the circuit level, there are special design practices to accept a certain EMI interference, using a transistor with a high f sub t for example, we called it "up your f sub t". I didn't want to spend my entire career in one industry and after 5 years went to work in the oil field and later in embedded systems firmware work. I was sitting in a trailer with 4 million dollars of the state of the art electronics (knew every piece of it) and I looked down at an orange folder that said "Programming in the C language". So I sat at the uVax II and started to learn C (that was 30 years ago). The C language is still paying my bills. When the first enterprise leaves the solar system much of the code will be written in C and there will be a DB9 serial connector on the side to reboot the ship. It's very expensive to do EMP testing and the best method in my opinion is to put a plane directly under the high energy pulser with as many systems on and trigger a pulse. This way you can then focus on the failures and get a higher probability of failure to EMP. I was doing some work at the Patux Navel Air station and we tried to get the Navy to give us a plane but they freaked out and said we were crazy. It was a pretty great experience for a kid right out of college. I was rewarded because I loved the job and worked hard, I lead the first B-1B EMP test a Tinker AFB and gave a presentation at a research and development conference about it. I still have fond memories of that even thought I was a bit of a small town hillbilly - I laugh thinking about it.

[@MattyB7]

@@rockpadstudioss emp shielding even probable for smaller electronics?

[@rockpadstudios]

@@MattyB7 Not really - the extra cost would in many cases be more expensive than the product itself. But I don't think the pulse when it hits small objects can generate high currents like on a plane. The peak frequencies are about 200 MHz so the smaller you go the 1/2 wave lengths are in the GHz range. I think it's the currents flowing on the power lines, hulls, fuselage, etc. (long wavelength) that leak into the internals kills smaller units.

[@garyreams8123]

God bless our Air Force and the men and women pilots who fly everyday to keep us safe and protect us. Thank you.

[@tomstanton6952]

Great video 🙌🏻💯🫵🏻🍻🍻🍻

[@robertofigueroa4800]

God bless USAF 🙏🏼, greetings from Mexico, I was military pilot too

[@davidbarnsley8486]

The B 52 always looks to me like it’s flying tail high Still a truly amazing airplane ❤

[@Cortesm12]

Merica they have to be proud flying such wonderful aircrafts

[@MCOult]

I was a child in the '50s when my family was stationed at the Strategic Air Command (SAC) base at Walker Air Force Base (Roswell, NM). The B52s were amazing to see as they took off and landed. Gigantic, powerful, metal birds of prey. It's a tribute to American ingenuity and know-how (things we used to have) that those massive planes are still flying and are projected to still be in use for another 15 or more years. Let's hope we're still around as the most powerful nation when the B1s are that old.

[@nfcboys1984]

Yeah it’s a wrap for our beautiful country. No time, has there been such destructive haters of our republic in the White House as now. All stupidity has to be remedied. I fear the cost will be far greater than most can even imagine.

[@chickey333]

I saw one on display many years ago at Sawyer Air Base in Michigan and it was beyond me how those things ever got off the ground. Amazing ingenuity for that far back in time.

[@steveloftin7546]

Ko

[@paulyguitary7651]

Things we used to have? So you believe our military doesn’t have ingenuity or no how anymore?

[@cannedlaughter2535]

My base (Blytheville AFB-(B-52G's and KC-135's) deployed to (the former) Walker AFB-using, among other things, the old alert facility. It was a scorcher in the day but the evenings were remarkably cool. In Illinois (where I am from) the evenings in the summer may cool off a little but the humidity keeps it uncomfortable. Not so at Roswell.

[@EmpireTower]

Had a B1 fly right over me in ND while working on a radio tower light. Wings swept back and he throttled up. SO COOL!

[@ragnarokx1128]

This just copy of soviet TU-160 they already build tu-160 early 1977 then us steal the technology build to build b-1 in 1981 but still the original version wich is tu-160 way better, tu-160 have more range more payload more speed 1550m/h there is 2 plane that us copied from soviet : 1. F-15 is copy of mig-25 2. B-1 is copy of TU-160

[@pilotboy217]

​@@ragnarokx1128 Other way around Russian.

[@ghost.patrols]

@@ragnarokx1128 The F-15 was a response to the Mig-25, correct. However, the Americans severely overestimated the abilities of the Mig-25 and accidentally made a far superior fighter.

[@navynichols]

That was the calmest B-1 takeoff I've ever seen. In the desert, nothing is more motivating than watching the BONE go into full AB for takeoff.

[@ferraridan4883]

B-1; the most badass plane in the world PERIOD !!

[@fbiauk]

😊 2:37

[@NotThatBob]

I remember seeing the B1 fly over fast at an air show. The B1 was long gone before I heard it. Never want to be at the receiving end of whatever falls out of that bomber.

[@bpslick4565]

The B-1 and F-111 have to be the most underrated aircraft in US military history.

[@caseroj6020]

I remember when Jimmy Carter canceled the B-1A because of cost overruns. A few years later when Ronald Reagan became president he resurrected the program as the B-1B Lancer. I actually saw an interview of one of the test pilots who flew this plane and was involved in the prototype crash. It was remarkable to hear his story and how he managed to survive. I believe I was in third grade when all this happened. Anyway for me the B-1B has always been the most beautiful plane in the US Air Force inventory. If I were a USAF pilot this is the plane I would have chosen to fly!

[@kqr573v2]

The main reason the B-1A was cancelled was not because of cost, but because it was designed as a supersonic, high altitude nuclear bomber to replace the B-52, but between the time it was conceived, designed, and the four prototypes built, it was determined that Soviet SAM tech had advanced to a point where a high altitude, high speed penetrator was likely no longer survivable in Soviet airspace. The B-1A basically became obsolete before it could be placed into production. Although it was not revealed to the public at the time, when Carter became president he was made aware of the super secret ATB program (Advanced Technology Bomber) that was working to develop a "stealth" bomber which could in theory fill the role of a strategic nuclear penetrator much more effectively than the high flying, supersonic B-1A. Carter decided to cancel the B-1A and spend that money on the ATB, what eventually developed into the B-2. However, by the time Reagan came into office, the ATB program was suffering delays, and because the B-52 was considered obsolete as a penetrator and its planned stand-off capability (ALCMs) was not yet fully developed, the manned bomber leg of the US nuclear triad was dangerously vulnerable. It was determined that the B-1 could be modified into a low level, under the radar penetrator (the B-1B) and be placed into production and service quicker than the ATB/B-2, so in '81 Reagan authorized the B-1B program as a stop gap until the B-2 could become a reality.

[@BobGeogeo]

@kqr573v2 Yes, the video is sloppy in the early captions referring to "B-1B" instead of the B-1 as a program. As I recall the restart of the aircraft as B-1B had a big emphasis on going to fixed air intakes since the lower top speed wouldn't need variable geometry intakes. Much cost and weight were saved. Reducing the plane's radar observability wasn't made public then.

[@dougdarby3564]

The B1B is still a badass and one of our aces in the hole

[@peterfranks7619]

The quality of this video is stunning. Thanks for posting.

[@james-fj8xo]

I was a GCI controller in Vietnam, controlled hundreds ofArc Light missions. They were AWESOME!

[@reinholdthomas1187]

Ich würde so gerne mal mit Fliegen in einer B1 Lancer. Habe die B1B auf der Ila einmal gesehen, es wurde nur das Hilfstriebwerg gestartet.. Mein Gott was für ein Hammer Sound in meinen Ohren 👂 mein ganzer Körper hat gezittert!

[@Slithey7433]

The B52 is to the Air Force like a grizzled old Master Sergeant is to the Army. Long lasting reliable servant!

[@williamshockley7692]

NOPE! That would be the *_M2 Browning_*_ .50 caliber machine gun_ in service with the US Army since 1933.

[@arcanondrum6543]

With Trillions spent, nothing has knocked the B-52 out of service. Nothing.

[@NotThatBob]

When I 1st saw a B1 in flight, I thanked God I was an American. Lord help those folks receiving a package from the B1.

[@ShadowHawk4219]

Loved this video. That B-1 is a sleek and beautiful beast. Loved that shot of the F-15 being refueled, crystal clear. I didn't know that you could eject downward from a B-52. Great vid with lots of info, thanks for the upload.😯😲😀

[@francisschweitzer8431]

Yea there are a few Downward firing seats in the B-52. Soooo many safety pins … always paranoid when sitting down there doing the forms. I was a Tanker Crew Chief but I also did B-52 Recovery for a while

[@ShadowHawk4219]

@@francisschweitzer8431 Thanks👍

[@stankfaust814]

My grandpa was a navigator for boeing in the 50's on B-52's. They were trying to figure out why the vertical stabilizers kept falling off during low level high speed runs (like under radar to deliver nukes) On one of their flights, their stabilizer fell off and no one survived. Being in a downward firing ejection seat, my grandpa wouldnt have been able to eject anyway since they were cruising the deck, but it was such a violent break up that none of the crew survived. Of course, they eventually figured out the vertical stabilizer.

[@tobyw9573]

I hope the AF is modding the B-1 back to B-1 A specs so they can regain old Mach 2.2 or more and perhaps more with modern engines, perhaps super cruise. -For the sprint from Guam to Taiwan area.

[@cassiespencer6134]

@@tobyw9573 That's unlikely since there were only four A models built and the program was cancelled in 1977. Differences: The B-1A was a little faster and had an ejectable escape pod, whereas the B-1B has individual ejection seats which are an improvement in a number of ways. The B1B also has a significantly smaller radar cross section of 1.5 square meters, compared to the A model at ~10 square meters.

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

As an American i have respect for Australia. You guy's are solid allies and it's appreciated, we're going to need to rally sooner rather than later, war is inevitable, probably a global war.

[@commonsense8248]

I watched B1s take off at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar for almost year. So loud at take off you can hear them from miles away. Awesome aircraft and the crews that fly them.

[@-108-]

I once had the privilege of watching a 4 ship launch of Bones from Nellis AFB in Nevada, USA one night at twilight. I will never forget the literally awesome feeling of standing at the end of Runway 21R as the 4 B1s rolled down the runway, one after the other, and streaked overhead in a hard right banking turn towards the ranges in the north, with those beautiful blue-glowing afterburners ripping through the still night air. It was like something you'd expect to see coming out of Area 51; Truly other-worldly.

[@erichkorman710]

Wow, no wonder tiny 2nd-world Serbia shot one down in the poor B1 bomber's first battle ever. They probably heard the 'Stealth' plane coming from miles away

[@-108-]

@@erichkorman710 lol No B1 has ever been shot down. You're thinking of the F-117 Nighthawk "Stealth Fighter". It was the world's first stealth prototype model, no longer in service.

[@superskullmaster]

I was there in 2005 and again in 2008. Yeah I watched the one explode all the way from the dorms. Was surreal.

[@markhepworth1556]

@@erichkorman710 Wrong aircraft..

[@Richard-zc1cj]

I think the b1 is one is most of the most beautiful planes. The profile is almost like a high flying goose. I used to love seeing them when they were stationed in Wichita, since then they move to Nebraska. I love seeing them at night flying with their afterburners on . I would love to see them again.

[@anthonycadiou8367]

Love the flag in the cockpit, nice touch. God bless THE USA.

[@Trindal]

I was a Crew Chief for 10 years on the B-1b. I heard of a few times it was used as close air support. It would scream in as low as possible, as fast as possible and dump flairs. And it worked to stop the attackers. Those were my favorite stories. You could call it a dump truck for its ability to move mountains though! The first time I was part of a team to prep and launch one fully loaded with fuel and bombs for deployment. The roar of the engines getting all that weight up to speed was inspiring! Watching the wingtips start to droop down and then flex back up as it reached takeoff speed. That and the first day I arrived at my first duty station. It was an early evening just as the sky started to turn pink. Seeing the dark silhouette with all 4 engines spooling up as they released the brakes to start its takeoff. It just happened to be the one year anniversary since the 9/11 attacks (and the reason I decided to join the military).

[@ragnarokx1128]

This just copy of soviet TU-160 they already build tu-160 early 1977 then us steal the technology build to build b-1 in 1981 but still the original version wich is tu-160 way better, tu-160 have more range more payload more speed 1550m/h there is 2 plane that us copied from soviet : 1. F-15 is copy of mig-25 2. B-1 is copy of TU-160

[@Trindal]

@@ragnarokx1128 if we stole there designs, why are ours feared by them to this day? The B-1 started life before the TU-160. The B-1a while it had the same shape, was incredibly different. The Russians had a treaty with us to not carry nukes, even though that was what is was built to do. Once a year they could come out and inspect the fleet to make sure they all were still unable to carry them. That treaty ended… it’s the fastest bomber in the US inventory and can carry the largest payload. They like to point out how much bigger and faster the Blackjack, but don’t mention the fact they can’t afford the fly it… we even slowed the B-1b down by adding specific “stealth technology”. You know, I haven’t even looked to see how the TU-160 is being utilized in Russia’s current engagement. Best of luck to you.

[@ObservaDome]

​@@ragnarokx1128💩You've Got Your "Facts" Ass Backwards💩

[@PeteV80]

First airshow I went to when I was 12 years old, this thing rips off the runway in full AB. Thought my ribs were going to rip out of my skin, been in love ever since.

[@shomemoore729]

The B58 was my first turn on. At least they had the sense to cut production on them mostly because of the limited range. Big fuel hog. Same here, this one should have been cut while in development. Huge fails in there.

[@not_yet_nifter-6423]

@@shomemoore729 All true...same with me tho...my mom should have pulled the plug early in my development. I'm a lot of fun but I turned out to be a bad investment.

[@45CaliberCure]

@@not_yet_nifter-6423 I don't know why, but you've made me LOL, literally.

[@not_yet_nifter-6423]

@@45CaliberCure maybe you are a burnt unit like me.

[@dirkhelmert8196]

Diese Maschine begeistert einfach täglich. Technik pur und doch über beide Ohren Elektronik. Begeisternd

[@silverwiskers7371]

when i saw the AMERICAN FLAG on the dash i teard up and goosebumps run down my arms, that shit is what we are all about, i fucking love this country

[@joncechvala4777]

Was at the EAA a few years back......2 B1B's did a forward wing low fly by......then hit the afterburners and flew out of sight..... after about 15 minutes.....they came out of nowhere...wings back...full afterburners....low and moving fast....freaked out thousands of people at the same time.....what an incredible sound and sight.... never..ever forget it.....God Bless America...🇺🇸

[@DarthVader2k6]

I like seeing the little friends providing air cover for the B-52s and the B-ONE!! Go Air Force!!

[@francisschweitzer8431]

KC-135A Crew Chief back in the 80’s … those were some good times.

[@222aint]

thank you for your service

[@1980VINZ]

If only cars could be as beautiful as these planes, we would never change them.

[@internetcensure5849]

Cars are getting uglier but US consumers keep changing to get the next ugliest with the latest gadgets.😂

[@k.s.7104]

About 16 years ago I was on the ferris wheel at Six Flags New England with my kids. The same day that weekend over at nearby Westover AFRB was the airshow. A crew in a B-1 Lancer came over the amusement park low and fast. Scared the hell out of everyone, myself included. The Bone has just a thunderous deep roar, ground shaking high speed pass. Imagine being on a large ferris wheel with a B-1 Lancer ripping by. Didn't see it until the roar hit lol, incredibly fast and the fear factor unmatched.

[@samuelhughes3327]

I lived right near Barnes ARB at that time and saw that plane as it headed that way. It was pretty amazing and so damn loud.

[@LiPo5000]

j.s.7104 . . . did you think something in your body was going to explode?

[@mikestirewalt5193]

More great . . . unusually great . . . aviation footage! The drone landing is excellent video that might have been cut by other video sources. A lot of your footage is much better than ordinary. Thanks!

[@mt6271]

My personal favourite is the Harrier. Listening to the pilots who flew it in combat missions in the Falklands war. Not the fastest but it helped win the war.

[@thomasr3805]

“War”

[@lorenzcassidy3960]

@Singlespeedpunk The dum@ss s.o.b. sitting in the Kremlin calls it "special military operation". Go figure. 🤷‍♂

[@joeroyward6457]

Looks just like a copy of all ov -10. In nam

[@LiPo5000]

@singlespeedpunk7744 Most people today are not taught about detailed World History, or taught anything about war pre-90s. History gives the basic's, and that's it.

[@cancel1913]

Awesome footage and great videos! I just wish the caption letters be smaller or have the ability to remove them when we play the video again.

[@nunya5891]

I had to take a ride in a CH 46 Sea Knight while I was in the Navy. Its the slightly smaller version of the Chinook. My ship was deployed in the Med and I was trying to catch up to her after C school. Made my way to NAS Sigonella and waited for a couple days for her to get close. She was stuck hunting subs so I had to take a ride on the CH 46 to an oiler and transfer over during a scheduled UNREP. When that thing is on the ground it feels like it is trying to tear itself in half. It is shaking and twisting from one end to the other. As soon as pilot picked the nose up off the ground it stopped and was a smooth ride rest of the way.

[@ramonahern-zk5lu]

Awesome flying the B1 again.

[@mrknotthall]

God, what a beautiful plane that B-1 is. I guess I missed the cockpit shaking.

[@mikelindellspillow2609]

2:05

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

To me the BONE is one of the most beautiful plane. Thanks for sharing, and greets from the Netherlands ✌.

[@sggod89]

Respect to any aviators out there

[@reuben9213]

You learn something new every day . Watching this video ensures our might as a super force to be dealt with . Thank you

[@oneworld9071]

Start at 2:00 and watch for the shudder around 2:10....... pretty cool. Recalling first-ever pilot to exceed speed of sound Chuck Yeager's reporting of shaking so bad he thought things might get exceedingly serious but he kept pushin'.... until total silence and smoothest ride. I'd love to see DCS develop a B-1 simulator mod. Eight THROTTLES...... wow. I've always wondered about the slim-to-none amount of self-defense on bombers...... the F-111 has powerful jamming capability but that's it. I might recall the B-1 is also capable of high-speed Terrain-Following Radar (TFR) flight down low, day or night? I've long respected the first pilot to switch on TFR and go hands-free. Man the quality of the footage is highly impressive....... thanks for that alone!!!!........ you gotta new subscriber....... in fact, excellent job on the info in the titling........ it appears you really did the research/fact-gathering. Refreshing to see, for once, there's no conjecture and filler so frequently seen and heard elsewhere.

[@45CaliberCure]

Agreed, on all points. And at least a few 111's ate a terrain sandwich using TFR, back in the development years. Like many others though, it became formidable. God bless the test pilots.

[@ineffige]

Most elegant US plane ever built

[@spdboat33]

Happy to see that the 180th fighter squadron "stingers" out of Toledo, Ohio were included in the video!

[@archstanton6441]

When the B1 goes full afterburner, it's maybe the loudest plane I've ever heard.

[@Wheel-1]

Thanks for always having interesting content .

[@wasimakhtar2625]

Good take off, good flying, good landing 💙

[@LoTy1720]

I would say the B-52 is a majestic looking aircraft, while the B-1B is gorgeous. I miss seeing the B-1B flying over and around our city. We've had F-16's, and before that F-4's, another gorgeous plane. We still have the tanker squadron.

[@josephdrbohlav5705]

Wichita?

[@LoTy1720]

Yep, that is correct.

[@michaelmixon2479]

Beautiful and deadly plane!

[@ClarenceK.Velazquez]

the B-1 Lancer is a formidable aircraft capable of reaching incredible speeds, and pilots flying this aircraft may experience cockpit shake as they push the limits of its performance. Despite the challenges, the thrill of flying such a powerful and advanced aircraft is a testament to the skill and dedication of its pilots.

[@aaronbritt2025]

When I tried to join the USAF, I was told I couldn't fly fighters due to wearing glasses. I could, however, fly bombers. I asked if that included the B1 and was told yes. I set my sights on flying the B1. I ended up being medically disqualified at MEPS. It's how I found out my kidneys were failing. 30 years later, I've had one kidney transplant and am waiting on another.

[@earlsmall9808]

Hang in there brother

[@alexlifeson8946]

Sorry to hear that, man. What failed your kidneys so young?

[@diamondtran8331]

B1 is the coolest steel bird on the planet!

[@smokeandsteamxsw9831]

Alot of theF111 attributes were used in the b1 were used in its design. Sweep wings. Terrain following radar. All weather and low level bombing were also carried into the B1 .

[@colocopper8464]

Their dates are a bit messed up. I watched a prototype fly over Victorville, California somewhere around 1976-77 when I was stationed at George AFB. It was flying out of Edwards AFB and had four T-38 chase planes. Just to double check I found this online: The first flight of the B-1 bomber took place on 23 December 1974.

[@KroMagnum4]

I remember in 85 or 86 at McConnell AFB we had to swap tires on the birds. Because we didn't have enough for the training schedule. We literally had B1's on jack stacks.

[@theirishman8356]

This is the USA's coolest looking jet ever.

[@emersonribeiro6664]

Deus ✝️ abençoe a América, sempre!👍💋🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 !

[@АндрейСтанкевич-р6я]

1000000000%

[@45CaliberCure]

Obrigado!

[@jimfesta8981]

My father helped build the B-1 Lancer. He was a tool maker at Rockwell International.

[@afvet5075]

When I was stationed at Dyess AFB in 1979 B-52's still had water injection. You could feel the rumble and sound from miles away, and they still had tail gunners. Now the B-1's are there. Cool looking aircraft.

[@claudegentsch9268]

TEXASMUDNECKSAY (staff srg) I wasatDYUSS IN 1969.

[@afvet5075]

@@claudegentsch9268 Ver cool. I loved it there and put in for a BOP there. I worked on H model C-130's. We had 50 of them. Right after I re-enlisted and a month later they sent me to Elmendorf AFB.

[@6Sally5]

We just moved to Abilene a couple months ago. I’m retired Navy and spent 14 years with USMC air wing, so I get giddy and geek out when the B-1s go over our house at about 800 feet on turning base leg for final. I love that plane!

[@FERNweh101]

Does the water cause the smoke?

[@afvet5075]

@@FERNweh101 They only used water injection on takeoff for added thrust. They smoked when using water injection and without using water injection. KC-135 tankers also had water injection. They both used the J-57 Pratt and Whitney Turbojet engines.

[@sp00f64]

So much respect for those in uniform. They do our country proud.

[@infledermaus]

Superb video! Wow! I love aviation and aircraft. That was marvelous!

[@jasonlieu5379]

I absolutely love the sound of the B-52 engines firing up all I can say music to my ears ✈️

[@michaeltheoret3842]

1986 , the Year I graduated High School and PARTIED ! Also 1986 , the Year that one of the most BAD ASS of Aircraft entered Service to keep the US safe and Maintain Peace Through Strength . The B-1B or " The Bone" is AWESOME ! When I was in the Air Force, I was in awe when I saw that fearsome ,beautiful Aircraft take off . I was also treated to seeing the Venerable B-52s taking off on a daily basis . The B1B and B-52 : Man, I love these Planes!

[@SuperAmin1950]

...and you love the PAR-TAY; we all do!☆¡ 🤔

[@ShawnLindsay23]

That is the great "Sound of Freedom!" Who doesn't love a good party now and then, and thank you for your service, truly!

[@thegrinch8161]

This video like others that you’ve produced are a regular highlight for my brother and I and we both thank you for that. 👍🙏

[@jamesbegley2700]

Saw one daily, Often Seen them Fly. No other aircraft has that Awesome Sound of Freedom 36 years in support.

[@spikey2740]

The only time I saw a B1B was in the mid-80s when I was going west through Texas, probably around San Antonio. Interstate traffic was light, so I could pretty much drive the speed limit or slower without concern. This strange looking aircraft was flying perhaps 1000 ft above the terrain. It was flying an "S" pattern back and forth across the highway proceeding westward at the same pace I was traveling, then repeating the pattern for perhaps 15 minutes. At the time I had no idea what it was, but felt they were performing solely for my benefit and observation. I had a front row seat to history in the making. Thanks guys for the private show.

[@johnkelly928]

They were likely testing the terrain sensing radar after repair or upgrade. I've heard of that happening in New Mexico before too back then from a relative!

[@spikey2740]

@@johnkelly928 Thanks John. I thought it was pretty spectacular and will fondly remember it forever - what a show. It could have been NM, but I think it was nearer San Antonio.

[@stephenmonken1337]

The B-1A program was cancelled because of a change in it's mission profile, not because of budget cuts. The original design was for a terrain following approach to target, something that the B-52 could not achieve. The wings folded back which allowed the top speed to be Mach 3 and when approaching target it would drop to the deck and get below radar. It was about this time that the Air Force decided that stealth was more important than speed since downward looking radar could track the low approach. Rockwell tried to sell the B-1 air frame as a new plane by offering upgrades to improve stealth characteristics and fit the requirements of the new craft. The wings were restricted from fully retracting, radar absorbing material was added, and vanes were added to the engine inlets to reduce the engine's radar signal. All of these changes reduced the top speed of the craft and the stealth was not as expected which led to the design and production of the B-2.

[@rikk319]

My father served in the Air Force, and worked on the B-1 program at Edwards AFB until it was cancelled, then we were transferred to Hill AFB where he worked munitions on F-16s until the B-1 program was reinstated as the B1-B, and we moved back to Edwards. I was in junior high/high school, and out of all the planes my dad worked on (A-10, F-15, F-16, B-52, B-1), I loved the B-1 the most. Getting to sit in the pilot's seat on "take your kid to work day" is still one of the highlights of my young years, one of the benefits of your father being the weapons crew chief!

[@Coyote27981]

B-1A was never meant for Mach 3, it was designed for Mach 2.2 And its mission was high altitude high speed for approach, then go low altitude at subsonic speeds (Mach 0.85) for the attack runs. The later part of the mission was replaced by cruise missiles, so B-1A was cancelled. Tu-160 basically kept this same design parameters. B-1B is slower at Mach 1.25 for approach, but faster at low altitude (Mach 0.96).

[@stephenmonken1337]

@@Coyote27981 My father worked at North American Aviation for 30 years so we had a very close perspective to what was going on in the industry. The military understood that a below the radar approach would work for penetration but also that stealth was need to get to the target. When they decided to add stealth to the B-1 they found that the A model lacked the features needed to keep it protected. They found that the wings, when folded fully back, had a signature that could be seen on radar, as well as the engine intakes. Radar would reflect inside the intakes and report the spinning engine parts. As a result, they added veins to the inlet to block the radar signal. That feature then became susceptible to icing up and quartz heating rods were added to keep them from freezing. That feature reduced the efficiency of the engine that also lower the top end speed. I worked at Rockwell after the plane was designed and researched what it would take to deliver all the drawings for the B-1 to the Air Force. It took two years to determine that the B-1A drawings were of a different generation (not computer generated but, rather, pencil on vellum) and had to be redrawn. Mechanically, the B-1A was the same aircraft as the B model but software operating the aircraft controlled it new configuration limitations. Also, offensive and defensive systems advanced significantly in the interceding time frame and resulted in changes to the center of gravity of the airframe.

[@GhostDrummer]

@@stephenmonken1337 ​ That had to have been absolutely amazing to follow your father’s footsteps so to speak by working at Rockwell. Heck, just to be around all the brilliant minds and listen to the stories told would be a dream come true for me. I love history, and getting to hear things directly from the source is a highlight of learning for me.

[@GhostDrummer]

@@rikk319 love the screen name! Yeah, that sounds like an amazing childhood.

[@FultonBaker]

The men and women in the United States Air Force are some of the greatest American hero’s in the world

[@vihtoripuurola3775]

This video gives me a Freedom chub. So glad my grandparents chose to come to America. A country that respects freedom so much it will fly a plane to the other side of the world to bomb the enemies of freedom. Awesome plane for great responsibilities.

[@DrJRaven]

In the late 1980s I was driving past Edward’s Air Force Base just as a B1 took off, it was absolutely awesome.

[@FOH3663]

I recall being so excited that the program got legs again, ... it was in peril for a while. Stunning execution of a bomber... Also, some of those F15 refueling shots were spectacular.

[@philstone3859]

Very cool video footage.

[@airdogg1979]

Seen a B1 at an airshow, wow is that thing ever a beast! It shook the whole area on take off and every car alarm for miles around was going off.

[@QS-si3cq]

*Saw

[@SCFoster]

Working at NASA Dryden we had a B-52 for drop testing aircraft. Interviewed for flight test job at the Palmdale plant on the B1 program in 1985, which included a short hop for some systems' checkout. Decided to go with Boeing flight test. Even though the B1 never achieved the originally planned production, I've always had a soft spot for the Lancer.

[@dougcox4310]

10:25 “It simply lands vertically” I love how they have this caption and show a crash landing like it’s supposed to happen

[@yrunaked4]

it broke a blade too, you can see it if you watch carefully

[@RV4aviator]

Keep on keeping on Mr Bones...! Cheers.

[@skyden24195]

Funny bit of trivia about the B-1B Lancer: the 1985 film, "Real Genius," features the use of the B-1, (in the film's plot, as means of serving as a firing platform for a weaponized laser.) So, like the U.S. president who reinstated the B-1 program, the "B-ONE" was a film actor before beginning its role in official service to the United States of America. 😄😉

[@rael5469]

Reagan DESTROYED America by bitterly dividing America forever more. Reagan was the WORST thing that EVER happened to America. Reagan started the modern cold war between Democrats and republicans. Reagan was once quoted as saying: "I'm going to turn the word 'Liberal' into a dirty words." .....by using his acting skills. By the way.....it was CARTER who caused the fall of the Soviet Union by putting our defense money into (then new) cruise missile technology instead of the B-1 because at the time the Soviets had no real defense against a greater number of stealthy, low flying, cruise missiles. It opened up an arms gap that broke the back of the Soviet Union and eventually led to their break up. " the Carter budget would lift spending authority from (1980) $141.6 billion to $161.8 billion in fiscal 1981 and $253.2 billion by fiscal 1985." That period is during REAGAN. So....increased military spending during Reagan was ACTUALLY from Carter, not Reagan.

[@markconrad4160]

Such a beautiful, awesome, war machine. Only truly smart brave men and women are fortunate enough to be able to fly and work on these creations of man.

[@LordPrometheous]

That's my old base, Ellsworth, AFB, South Dakota. Seeing the bombers take off from my base housing never got old. Some days I almost miss working on those planes.

[@kevinberry5793]

I like that he broke gear on the drone on the landing.

[@clovismcpony]

Yeah, they shouldn't let that guy fly it!! 😲

[@tomcline5631]

It was cancelled in 77 as the B-1 Supersonic strategic bomber program. Reagan's people introduced it as the B-1B Subsonic medium bomber with limited nuclear capability. Carter was stroking the Soviets and Reagan stuck it in and broke it off! The "new" bomber was limited to low supersonic speeds and a bunch of other softsoap fluff to appease the "Evil Empire" by "reducing"the capabilities of the aircraft,while in fact making the bone a way more capable, survivable aircraft. It was one of the greatest examples of brinkmanship the world has ever seen!!!! If Carter had won the election they would have fully scrapped the program, destroyed the prototype and we would have lost the second longest serving bomber in our history! Love this aircraft!!!

[@45CaliberCure]

Damn straight.

[@shannonwalker6944]

Carter didn’t want what proved to be essentially an unneeded boondoggle because he knew that stealth technology was on its way as the B-2 proved.

[@rosewhite---]

It will be a sad day when the last B52 makes its last flight! It's been in news all my life. I smile every time I see one.

[@nordan00]

Not me! It was loud, smelly, and extremely uncomfortable to fly in!

[@rosewhite---]

@@nordan00 Really?

[@nordan00]

Yes! I was a Buff EWO ‘86-‘92. A lot of us have some hearing loss. And I can still smell that stinky kerosene JP-4 aviation fuel. Then there was sitting on that hard ejection seat tightly cinched into your parachute, wearing that uncomfortable helmet with the smelly rubber oxygen mask stuck to your face. And the heated air-hot enough to cause a fire if you put certain materials near it-blasting out by your feet! That’s just a few of the uncomfortable things about flying in a Buff! Still proud and glad to have done it, though!

[@rosewhite---]

@@nordan00 I didn't realise it was so bad! I just think how awesome big bombers are. Shame there isn't a B36 still flying.

[@nordan00]

@@rosewhite--- It is an awesome aircraft! It was 30 years old when I got out of them in ‘92, and I never imagined back then that it would still be flying 30 years later, yet here we are! And with upgrades it’s projected to fly another 30 years! It was an amazingly well designed aircraft to last as long as it has already! But it was designed first and foremost to drop bombs and missiles, not for human comfort!

[@fredtorres1703]

With current global conflicts, the B-1 is so relevant.

[@robertcanup4473]

When I was working at the Manned Space Flight Center in Clear Lake, we were used to hearing planes take off and fly over, since we were near Ellington Field. However, when I heard and felt a B1B take off, I ran outside to see what the Hell that was shaking our building.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

These buzzed mountains when munitions failed. They can make the earth rumble and can be so loud it frightens beyond belief.

[@jeremybr2020]

I got to see one of these doing a flyby at a baseball game. And it was probably the loudest jet I've ever heard. And I live right by the air force base and Lockheed in Fort Worth. So I've heard some loud jets before. But they couldn't compare to that Lancer.

[@erichkorman710]

That is ridiculous to hear about the most expensive plane ever developed. What is the point of a smaller radar profile "Stealth" plane you can hear coming? Senators attended tests but never mentioned it like they were in on the joke

[@jeremybr2020]

@@erichkorman710 There's probably a rather huge difference than a typical fly by where they are hundreds of feet off the ground, compared to where they would normally be flying at 40 thousand plus feet in the air.

[@Griggs58]

*F-22 has entered the chat*

[@dom4012]

@@Griggs58 ???

[@Griggs58]

@@dom4012 Dude said the B-1 is the loudest jet he’s ever heard. But I’ve heard a lot of jets and the 22s were the loudest sumbitches I’ve ever heard lol

[@databang]

I love the Air Force!

[@paulzki8456]

the B52 entered service in 1955...and is still flying TODAY

[@internetcensure5849]

Like the Tu-95.

[@ambrozy3353]

B-1 Lancer is beautiful!

[@rayjenkins5832]

The U.S.: B-1 The enemy: you sank my battlefield

[@johnaldred6864]

All pretty amazing stuff. ...like an episode of Thunderbirds 2023 style ...