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When you say "flyby"... (Attn. J. Donati)
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<blockquote data-quote="Deep Purple" data-source="post: 2690469" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>Ah yes, the B-1. The bomber that was obsolete almost by the time it went into production. Designed during the Jimmy Carter era for the now-defunct Strategic Air Command, it was quickly overtaken by emerging stealth technology, which it lacked. It couldn't carry the weapons payload of a B-52 and surpassed that venerable old veteran only in speed.</p><p></p><p>With its redesign as the B-1B during the 1980s, it lost even that advantage. Shifting its role from a strategic bomber to a multi-role platform, the Air Force reduced its speed from supersonic to high subsonic, making it more comparable to the B-52, but without the payload capacity. A B-52 retrofitted with the same mission electronics package still provides more bang for the buck.</p><p></p><p>The B-1 was a taxpayer boondogel from the outset.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deep Purple, post: 2690469, member: 17"] Ah yes, the B-1. The bomber that was obsolete almost by the time it went into production. Designed during the Jimmy Carter era for the now-defunct Strategic Air Command, it was quickly overtaken by emerging stealth technology, which it lacked. It couldn't carry the weapons payload of a B-52 and surpassed that venerable old veteran only in speed. With its redesign as the B-1B during the 1980s, it lost even that advantage. Shifting its role from a strategic bomber to a multi-role platform, the Air Force reduced its speed from supersonic to high subsonic, making it more comparable to the B-52, but without the payload capacity. A B-52 retrofitted with the same mission electronics package still provides more bang for the buck. The B-1 was a taxpayer boondogel from the outset. [/QUOTE]
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