During my Air Force career, I worked on the B-1B test program from 1985-1988. It had a lot of bugs to be worked out as with any new weapon system. The formal name designated for it is the B-1B Lancer. But... For us maintenance technicians, we designated it the B-1B HAWK. HAWK standing for... Holiday And Weekend Killer.
The Russian White Swans still can fly and are effective until this present day. Look up the availability rates of the B1... you'd be surprised the F35 availability rates of around 40% and I think that is way too high, make the B1's availability rate look extremely low. If none can fly, do they really matter?
I agree absolutely the most beautiful feat of human engineering. Blended wing and the swan like fuselage are recognizable miles away. There are center stage at any air show.
That plane is a beast that definitely gets your attention. I was in Tampa when McDill AFB was having an air show, I couldn’t really see it there as there was a row of trees between myself and the end of the runway. I was outside the building I was working at, I heard a really loud roar and then it came over the top of the row trees at about 600 ft, full afterburners in a bank to get back over the base, I was absolutely awestruck, at the beauty and power of that plane. Years later, I can still see it in my minds eye, it’s the most awesome aircraft …..EVER
@7:39 That must be the in-flight refueling training version. That's a lot of impact and scrape marks from failed connects! I know the U.S Navy only has the second largest air force on the planet, but you won't see any Naval aircraft flying around with that kind damage. Damn!
I strongly prefer no narrator at all compared to those ridiculous CG voices most channels use that sound like they have no idea what the words mean. Because they don't. I tried to figure out what one meant by, "Six point five oh caliber guns." What are those??? In context, I reckoned out it was talking about the armament of the P-51 Mustang, armed with six 50-caliber machine guns in the wings. In a mindless monotone it made no sense. So thank you for the subtitles instead of CG.
Does Jets do the post flight engine inspection now? I know I’ve been out a while but the post flight and safe for maintenance was always on the crew chiefs. Well, weapons did help me do safe for maintenance once because I refused to let them on my aircraft until it was complete, and a few pointy heads helped when there was special flights with higher than the base commanders rank aboard. As soon as they left the aircraft those same specialists disappeared leaving tasks unfinished that had to be done over. I did work an air show once that those guys stepped up and earned a few drinks from us those nights. When we moved away from Abilene I had trouble sleeping for a few months. We lived a few miles from base but could still hear every weekend duty engine run until we left the area. Hearing those engines drone in the video was nice to hear again…as sad as that might be.
My dad was stationed at Dyess also , he retired from there in 1973. During an air show on base we were able to get up close to the B1's there. To me they realy appeared to be just oversized jets, like the F-5's. I wasn't impressed. Dad ran the jet engine shop, retired Tech Sargent Harold L. Carpenter
@@Johnjtest you are right. It’s $27 dollars a second. Good job. I threw that out there for fun. It’s an amazing jet. I’ve only seen one fly and it was at an airshow. It was awesome.
That B1 crew was not US. I saw bearded guys there. Not USAF reg. They obviously turned the sound off when it took off. They used to take off over my house by Nellis AF base. They were outrageously loud and shook the house. The amount of required maintenance is almost as bad as a modern BMW. 😂😅😂
That is still a very fearsome and futuristic-looking aircraft, even today. It sounds like it is maintenance intensive, which I'm guessing is one reason why the USAF wants to retire the B-1, but otherwise I'm honestly not sure why they wouldn't retire the B-52 and keep the B-1 as the standoff missile truck.
Key phrase in the intro: "... replace the B-52..." yeah not so much, and with the repower underway, the BUFF will be around for another generation of pilots. Not dissin, the B-1, jes sayin' it is not a replacement, or the BUFF's would already be retired, and they ain't.
Perhaps people have forgotten that the cancelled B-1A had a top speed of mach 2.2 instead of just 1.2. As fine and impressive an aircraft as the Bone is I can't help thinking it is an emasculated version of a far more spectacular aircraft.
It makes perfect sense. [0] The B-1 was designed to fly between 8,000-10,000 hours, or about 30 years, depending on the rate of usage, but the heavily abused & misused fleet is 35 years old & those old bones are creaking! Stress cracks & wear on absolutely everything. [1] maintenance requires many hands - this is a huge heavy beast, thus one hour of real time maintenance requires perhaps 12 "man hours" of maintenance. [2] These are critical sharp end aircraft with around 60% of them ready to go within hours [takes a long time to prep for a mission] - the remaining 40% are in a rolling program of upgrades, replacement of fatigued components & testing [3] Every fault on one aircraft is analysed & then all other aircraft might need attention in various ways [4] Some upgrade/repairs/replacements are major events such as longeron replacement means taking the thing apart back at Boeing & this has to fitted in to a calendar where they ALL get that replacement - 10,000 hours minimum per aircraft [5] QUOTE: The B-1 has been used hard, and not in the way intended. Former Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein explained in September 2019 that the B-1 was used in Afghanistan and Iraq as a high-speed close air support platform, loitering for long periods at high altitudes with its swing wings swept forward, until getting a call to dash to support troops needing air support. However, the aircraft was designed as a strategic penetrator, flying low and fast, with wings swept back. Flying with the wings extended for long periods, while carrying heavy loads, put years of heavy extra stress on the swing mechanism and attach points. “Now we’re having to pay the piper,” Goldfein said.
At no point were any of the ground crew or cabin crew "hypnotized" by the take-off of this aircraft. Calling the take-off of this aircraft "hypnotic" is misleading in the extreme. It is just another aircraft taking off properly and correctly from just another airstrip. At no time was anyone in any danger of being "hypnotized" by the event.
A big pile of junk that is 40 years old. Rockwell is history and the boxes can only be kept in the air by the hour with more and more maintenance and repairs. Just this year, another pile of scrap fell from the sky. A pure waste of time and money.
A stealth technology stolen from the Germans in WWII as well as the one Wing plane invention and much more😂😂. Without German technology, the Americans would not have been on the moon, they would still have been behind the moon today🤣🤣.
Shows how little you know. The Germans were not the first to create the all wing design. And if Germany is so great why isn’t it a super power? I believe the thought of you being the greatest was worked out in the 40s.
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During my Air Force career, I worked on the B-1B test program from 1985-1988. It had a lot of bugs to be worked out as with any new weapon system. The formal name designated for it is the B-1B Lancer. But... For us maintenance technicians, we designated it the B-1B HAWK. HAWK standing for... Holiday And Weekend Killer.
The B1 is the most beautiful aircraft I have seen by far.
I like the TU-160
The Russian White Swans still can fly and are effective until this present day. Look up the availability rates of the B1... you'd be surprised the F35 availability rates of around 40% and I think that is way too high, make the B1's availability rate look extremely low. If none can fly, do they really matter?
should be for the obscene money it took to design and build it
The B1 was beautiful, but the B2, with the curvier wing, more so. We are talking about Avro Vulcans, aren't we?
I mean this with all sincerity. If you could have the captions up for even half a second longer it would make a difference.
Big, beautiful, and powerful. Completely American.
A clear video with many detailed, close up views.
I agree absolutely the most beautiful feat of human engineering. Blended wing and the swan like fuselage are recognizable miles away. There are center stage at any air show.
Unbelievable - The average age of the ground crew must be about 14 🤣 Such skills as such an early age - incredible
Absolutely! It's full of excitement and keeps you guessing."
If flown that aircraft a number of times, it’s a incredible experience
That plane is a beast that definitely gets your attention. I was in Tampa when McDill AFB was having an air show, I couldn’t really see it there as there was a row of trees between myself and the end of the runway. I was outside the building I was working at, I heard a really loud roar and then it came over the top of the row trees at about 600 ft, full afterburners in a bank to get back over the base, I was absolutely awestruck, at the beauty and power of that plane. Years later, I can still see it in my minds eye, it’s the most awesome aircraft …..EVER
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So glad you told us what USAF is short for.
So beautiful and deadly
I went to grad school at Purdue, and early one morning a B1 took off right over my head. Wow, those things are LOUD.
USAF 1973-1976 I still love watching this stuff.
It's been fifty years ago since I left the USAF. I wish I had stayed in. It's a wonderful way of life.
@7:39 That must be the in-flight refueling training version. That's a lot of impact and scrape marks from failed connects! I know the U.S Navy only has the second largest air force on the planet, but you won't see any Naval aircraft flying around with that kind damage. Damn!
I strongly prefer no narrator at all compared to those ridiculous CG voices most channels use that sound like they have no idea what the words mean. Because they don't. I tried to figure out what one meant by, "Six point five oh caliber guns." What are those??? In context, I reckoned out it was talking about the armament of the P-51 Mustang, armed with six 50-caliber machine guns in the wings. In a mindless monotone it made no sense.
So thank you for the subtitles instead of CG.
Thank you my friend
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Why is the F101 different than the common PW/GE F110 for the -15/16?
Same thrust seemingly
She looks like she moving even wen she standing there great lines
Does Jets do the post flight engine inspection now? I know I’ve been out a while but the post flight and safe for maintenance was always on the crew chiefs. Well, weapons did help me do safe for maintenance once because I refused to let them on my aircraft until it was complete, and a few pointy heads helped when there was special flights with higher than the base commanders rank aboard. As soon as they left the aircraft those same specialists disappeared leaving tasks unfinished that had to be done over. I did work an air show once that those guys stepped up and earned a few drinks from us those nights. When we moved away from Abilene I had trouble sleeping for a few months. We lived a few miles from base but could still hear every weekend duty engine run until we left the area. Hearing those engines drone in the video was nice to hear again…as sad as that might be.
My dad was stationed at Dyess also , he retired from there in 1973. During an air show on base we were able to get up close to the B1's there. To me they realy appeared to be just oversized jets, like the F-5's. I wasn't impressed. Dad ran the jet engine shop, retired Tech Sargent Harold L. Carpenter
That is one sexy aircraft. Damn.
No hearing protection for the maintenance crew?
So if the B1 has an operating cost of $100k an hour that works out to $1666 a second. Hell yeah.
Your math is wrong.
@@Johnjtest you are right. It’s $27 dollars a second. Good job. I threw that out there for fun. It’s an amazing jet. I’ve only seen one fly and it was at an airshow. It was awesome.
I worked in the radar software for this plane
Ive been everywhere air
force
I sometimes fear our weapons are becoming too complicated and when the wars begin these planes will not be able to fly like we need them to fly
The B1 is my favorite military aircraft
That B1 crew was not US. I saw bearded guys there. Not USAF reg.
They obviously turned the sound off when it took off.
They used to take off over my house by Nellis AF base. They were outrageously loud and shook the house.
The amount of required maintenance is almost as bad as a modern BMW. 😂😅😂
Does this old thing still fly?
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That is still a very fearsome and futuristic-looking aircraft, even today. It sounds like it is maintenance intensive, which I'm guessing is one reason why the USAF wants to retire the B-1, but otherwise I'm honestly not sure why they wouldn't retire the B-52 and keep the B-1 as the standoff missile truck.
Whe aren’t all 😮the maintenance crews wearing protective glasses and hearing protectors??
Wow maybe they were too "hypnotized" (???) to follow proper PPE procedure.
they all have different uniforms, or gear, lot of profiles, not shaving…
This just looks so giant fighter jet
Yep , that’s Dyess AFB
It's often said that the most beautiful designs work the best. Here's proof.
Wasn’t the F-117 the first stealth fighter?
It wasn't really a fighter; it was a bomber.
It almost seems as if it's a living, breathing entity.
Would have been nice if we could have heard the B1 take off
Who hypnotised it ?
I'm certainly going to sleep better tonight.
Is this the plane that costs more than weight in pure gold?
Key phrase in the intro: "... replace the B-52..." yeah not so much, and with the repower underway, the BUFF will be around for another generation of pilots. Not dissin, the B-1, jes sayin' it is not a replacement, or the BUFF's would already be retired, and they ain't.
The lead-in picture was horse puckey
i wander if any of the crew yell hello anybody home.
Perhaps people have forgotten that the cancelled B-1A had a top speed of mach 2.2 instead of just 1.2. As fine and impressive an aircraft as the Bone is I can't help thinking it is an emasculated version of a far more spectacular aircraft.
how much stress can the wing root take??? wings look too weak…
MTOW is 477,000 pounds
How does 12 hrs maintenance for 1 hour flight make sense?
Dollars and cents for the military industrial complex...
It makes perfect sense. [0] The B-1 was designed to fly between 8,000-10,000 hours, or about 30 years, depending on the rate of usage, but the heavily abused & misused fleet is 35 years old & those old bones are creaking! Stress cracks & wear on absolutely everything. [1] maintenance requires many hands - this is a huge heavy beast, thus one hour of real time maintenance requires perhaps 12 "man hours" of maintenance. [2] These are critical sharp end aircraft with around 60% of them ready to go within hours [takes a long time to prep for a mission] - the remaining 40% are in a rolling program of upgrades, replacement of fatigued components & testing [3] Every fault on one aircraft is analysed & then all other aircraft might need attention in various ways [4] Some upgrade/repairs/replacements are major events such as longeron replacement means taking the thing apart back at Boeing & this has to fitted in to a calendar where they ALL get that replacement - 10,000 hours minimum per aircraft [5] QUOTE: The B-1 has been used hard, and not in the way intended. Former Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein explained in September 2019 that the B-1 was used in Afghanistan and Iraq as a high-speed close air support platform, loitering for long periods at high altitudes with its swing wings swept forward, until getting a call to dash to support troops needing air support. However, the aircraft was designed as a strategic penetrator, flying low and fast, with wings swept back. Flying with the wings extended for long periods, while carrying heavy loads, put years of heavy extra stress on the swing mechanism and attach points. “Now we’re having to pay the piper,” Goldfein said.
At no point were any of the ground crew or cabin crew "hypnotized" by the take-off of this aircraft. Calling the take-off of this aircraft "hypnotic" is misleading in the extreme. It is just another aircraft taking off properly and correctly from just another airstrip. At no time was anyone in any danger of being "hypnotized" by the event.
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"Hypnotic Takeoff"? Where?
Sexiest Airplane, ever.
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Scary
No, it isn't.
@@hyperbaroque not for Americans but for everyone else it is
Somebody got rich by taxpayers money...
i reckon its rubbish
I expected to hear the engine sounds but no, it's just annoying music! 👎🏻😠👎🏻
A big pile of junk that is 40 years old. Rockwell is history and the boxes can only be kept in the air by the hour with more and more maintenance and repairs. Just this year, another pile of scrap fell from the sky. A pure waste of time and money.
A stealth technology stolen from the Germans in WWII as well as the one Wing plane invention and much more😂😂.
Without German technology, the Americans would not have been on the moon, they would still have been behind the moon today🤣🤣.
Shows how little you know. The Germans were not the first to create the all wing design. And if Germany is so great why isn’t it a super power? I believe the thought of you being the greatest was worked out in the 40s.
@@NickMacer-ui3pr You are like most Americans, you don't know much about history, even about your own history.😉😁.
@@matrix54190 Yeah but Nick is good at throwing bigoted ageist comments at older and wiser folks. Ignorant and prejudiced.
The music wouldve been a cool addition to the Top Gun movie
That pair of F-16's and B-1's could cripple most military command structures in a matter of minutes.
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Still pajama wearers beat the power of the USA in Vietnam with all their jets and B52s
IN A FEW YEARS THE AVIATION WILL BE SO ADVANCED THAT EVERY SECOND OF FLY WILL REQUIRE 1 YEAR OF MAINTENANCE.
Would be rather nice if we could get a Video MINUS MUSIC you go on about ful throttle take offs all we ever hear is to be honest total trash MUZAC
The cult of over spending can never outdo itself. 14 yr olds with unlimited budgets.
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