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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 ...
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.
Active duty: Wing Shield Squadron Location Variants Service dates Notes 7th Bomb Wing: 9 BS 13 BS 28 BS: Dyess AFB, TX: B-1B 1992–present 2000-2005 1994–present
680V with pointed nose. squared off fin, one panoramic and two small cabin windows and weather radar [a] 681 Hawk Commander: 1969-03-20: 2A4: 2× TPE-331-43BL: 2× 575: 9400: 25,000 ft: 11: 286.5: 43 680W with improved pressurisation, air conditioning system and nose [a] 681B Turbo Commander: 25,000 ft: 29 Marketing designation for economy ...
The LASTA is equipped with a six-cylinder Lycoming engine AEIO-580-B1A 232 kW (315 HP) of the opposed-cylinder type, and a two-bladed metal propeller Hartzell HC-C2YR-4CF/FC 8475-6, which provides maximum flight velocity (at an altitude of 3000m and a takeoff weight of 1085 kg) of 345 km/h. The empty weight is 888 kg, and the maximum takeoff ...
An escape pod, escape capsule, life capsule, or lifepod is a capsule or craft, usually only big enough for one person, used to escape from a vessel in an emergency. An escape ship is a larger, more complete craft also used for the same purpose. Escape pods are ubiquitous in science fiction but are only used in a few real vehicles.
The Tupolev Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160 «Белый лебедь», romanized:Bely Lebed, lit. ' White Swan '; [ 1 ] NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber and airborne missile platform designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s.