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Those huge engine nacelles seem like a pretty real limit on mounting points. I wonder if these are retired b1's or active duty ones? Probably active? We just r
by rektide 3y ago
Those huge engine nacelles seem like a pretty real limit on mounting points.
I wonder if these are retired b1's or active duty ones? Probably active? We just retired 17 relatively recently. 45 left in service:
> These [17] divestments mean that the Air Force now has 45 of these aircraft in service, down from 62 at the beginning of the [2021] year. The service, which received a total of 100 B-1Bs in the 1980s, had previously retired 33 of them as part of an earlier consolidation effort between 2002 and 2003, and has lost others to accidents over the years. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42508/the-last-of-the-17-b-1b-bombers-slated-for-early-retirement-has-arrived-at-the-boneyard https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42508/the-last-of-the-...
Payload for the new mount points is 7500 lbs. That seems a little low for a hypersonic missile? Maybe?