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First flight. 23 December 1974 ; 49 years ago(1974-12-23) The Rockwell B-1 Lancer[ b ] is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It has been nicknamed the "Bone" (from "B-One"). [ 2 ][ 3 ] As of 2024 [update], it is one of the United States Air Force's three strategic bombers, along with the B-2 ...
Ejecting individual crew capsules (one for each pilot/crew member) or "capsule ejection" Ejecting the entire crew cabin, or "cabin ejection" Four U.S. military aircraft have had escape crew capsules: [1] The Convair B-58 Hustler Mach 2 bomber had individual encapsulated seats. The B-58's capsule had a control stick, a bottle of oxygen, and a ...
This is a list of B-1 units of the United States Air Force by wing, squadron, location, variant, and service dates. During the 1980s, squadrons were transferred regularly to different wings and bases temporarily, and sometimes permanently.
Ejection seat. In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency. In most designs, the seat is propelled out of the aircraft by an explosive charge or rocket motor, carrying the pilot with it.
Location. basin [specify] between Quartzite Mountain & the Belted Range. 37°32′N 116°12′W / 37.533°N 116.200°W / 37.533; -116.200. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The Nellis Air Force Base Complex[1] (Nellis AFB complex, [2][3] NAFB Complex [1]) is the southern Nevada military region of federal facilities and lands ...
Overview. In November 1962, the 455th Strategic Missile Wing was the fourth United States Air Force LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM wing, the third with the LGM-30B Minuteman I. In 1962 and 1963 150 missiles were deployed to silos controlled by three squadrons of 455th in North Dakota. On 25 June 1968 the 91st Bombardment Wing was reassigned to Minot AFB ...
A Vulcan B1A of the Waddington Wing at Filton during a public air display in the 1960s. The first two aircraft were delivered to 230 OCU in January 1957 and the training of crews started on 21 February 1957. [118] The first OCU course to qualify was No. 1 Course, on 21 May 1957, and they went on to form the first flight of No. 83 Squadron. [118]
Pages in category "Ejection seats". The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Ejection seat.