B-One

[kitnut617]

Jeffry,

In Squadron's 'Bone in Action' #179, there's a whole slew of photos showing the different bomb carriers that the B-1 can be equipped with, with or without bombs.  In one arrangement it would seem that the B-1 can carry 84 500lb bombs and was use on a number of occasions with this load in operation Allied Force.

Robert

[famvburg]

    In the early '80s Avation Week mentioned a B-1C proposal. It was to have been a long range interceptor version for ADC fitted with the F-14 radar & AIM-54s in the weapons bay on a rotary launcher.

Talking about Iranian's profiles, I thought myself about a B-1B derivative of his Tu-22M, but not the civil one: the interceptor one!!

I remembered that the B-1B had (have?) external hard points for the old (retired?) nuclear cruise missiles.

If we mix that with the B-1R proposal for the Future Bomber of the USAF (F-22 engines, supercruise speed, new avionics etc...), we could imagine a multipurpose B-1, fitted with bigger engines allowing Mach 2 speeds (and > Mach 1,3 cruise), a multipurpose radar derived from the F-35's or F-22's one (currently, Bones' radar is derived from the F-16's) and a very long range air-air missile.

Yeah, I know, it's easier to imagine a B-1A derivative for the Bone interceptor!! Because at this time, the B-1A was actually a Mach 2 plane, and the AIM-54 Phoenix still exists!!


Now we have to be imaginative, and just invent a very long range missile for the... well, I guess we could not named it B-1   FB-1??

-AIM-54X: a new variant of the Phoenix, with better engine, longer range, new radar and a more powerful warhead.
-AIM-97 Seekbat: well, I don't even know if it was a long range missile. I know it was the air-air variant of the Standard missile, build to reach very high altitude at high speed.
-PAC-3 (AIM-104?) Patriot: in a variant with enlarged boosters. I admit that is my favorite possibility.
-AIM-120X: a extanded range variant of the AIM-120D that incorporate technologies from the anti-ICBM NCADE program. The good thing with this design is that it is easy to put on a model!!
-AIM-152: that was the planned replacement for the AIM-54
-AIM-156 Standard (SM-2ER): with the Partiot solution, it is one of my favorite. The sea launched variant already have a 250km range! An air launched variant will easily reach 300km range!!
-AIM-161 Standard: same idea, but with the Block III as a base. But well, having a 500km range missile is probably too much, as there is probably no radar powerful enough to detect a target at such a distance.

Just chose your weapon!!

[Jeffry Fontaine]

In Squadron's 'Bone in Action' #179, there's a whole slew of photos showing the different bomb carriers that the B-1 can be equipped with, with or without bombs.  In one arrangement it would seem that the B-1 can carry 84 500lb bombs and was use on a number of occasions with this load in operation Allied Force.

Robert,

Thanks for the information.  Sadly I have not yet purchased that particular publication but it appears that I will need to do so. 

[ChernayaAkula]

Found this while searching for something else (aren't the Interwebz great?! ):

B-90A Condor




The B-90A "Condor" is a land-based, long range, supercruising, highly stealthy,
dual-capable nuclear delivery system and conventional bomber. The B-90A performs nuclear attack and conventional standoff, direct attack deep strike missions, and time-critical-targeting (TCT) using realtime sensor networking, against both fixed and relocatable high-value, heavily defended, and high-priority targets from ranges outside enemy air defenses. The airframe configuration offers long range and high altitude supercruising penetration with a high fuel economy, and low level subsonic penetration and subsonic loiter for combat persistence.

SOURCE

[ysi_maniac]

MDD contender to B-1

[NARSES2]

I like those upturned wings 

[PR19_Kit]

I like those upturned wings 

We'll make a Phantom Phreak out of you yet Chris. 

[NARSES2]

I like those upturned wings 

We'll make a Phantom Phreak out of you yet Chris. 

I have built a couple back in the day.  Airfix for sure and a FAA one ; Revell ?

[Weaver]

Boeing's 2018 patents for a B-1B gunship. Yes, really....

Article: https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/b-1b-gunship-boeings-plan-to-run-big-guns-on-the-lancer/

Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQyKArUAMRY

[PR19_Kit]

Hmm, wonder if the turret would fit in a B-70? 

[rickshaw]

What is that object hanging under the B-1's fuselages?

[Gondor]

Targeting pod, off the top of my head I have no idea which kind but I think its different to the one the B-52 carries.

Gondor

[rickshaw]

Seems rather an unaerodynmic way of carry for said beast...   

[AeroplaneDriver]

It's the LM Sniper targeting pod. 

[Dizzyfugu]