B-1B LANCER - SPECIFICATION
Crew four: pilot, copilot and two system operators, offensive and defensive
Dimensions
Wingspan with wings swept 78 feet
Wingspan with wings forward 137 feet
Length 147 feet
Height 34 feet
Powerplant four General Electric F101-GE-102 turbofan engines, 30,000 pound thrust class
Weapons conventional and nuclear
Performance 59 world records for speed, payload, distance, and time-to-climb
Maximum speed supersonic and high subsonic for low altitude penetration
Range unrefuelled intercontinental
Maximum operating weight 477,000 pounds
Tanker support compatible with KC-135 and KC-10
Time-to-Climb records for the C-1Q weight category, over 330,000lb to altitude 10,000 feet 1 min 59 seconds
to altitude 20,000 feet 2 min 39 seconds
to altitude 30,000 feet 3 min 47 seconds
to altitude 40,000 feet 9 min 42 seconds
Time-to-Climb records for the C-1Q weight category, 170,000 - 220,000 lb to altitude 10,000 feet 1 min 13 seconds
to altitude 20,000 feet 1 min 42 seconds
to altitude 30,000 feet 2 min 11 seconds
to altitude 40,000 feet 5 min 01 seconds
Time-to-Climb records for the C-1Q weight category, 220,000 - 330,000 lb to altitude 10,000 feet 1 min 19 seconds
to altitude 20,000 feet 1 min 55 seconds
to altitude 30,000 feet 2 min 23 seconds
to altitude 40,000 feet 6 min 09 seconds
B-1B holds 59 world records for speed, payload, distance and time-to-climb.
TU-160 BLACKJACK - SPECIFICATION
Crew 4
Dimensions
Wing span, wings forward 55.7 metres
Wing span with wings swept 35.6 metres
Length 54.1 metres
Height 13.1 metres
Weights
Maximum take off weight 275 tons
Normal combat load weight 9,000 tons
Maximum combat load weight 40,000 tons
Fuel weight 148,000 kg
Performance
Operational flight range with normal combat load 14,000 km
Operational flight range with maximum combat load 10,500 km
Maximum flight speed at high altitude 2,000 km/h
Maximum flight speed near ground 1,030 km/h
Service ceiling 16,000 metres
Concrete runway length 3,050 metres
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