What is the heaviest bomber in the world?

American B- 1B bomber has the largest bomb load, but its performance is unstable. It is expensive and sick, and it is known as the "queen of hangars".

B- 1B bomber is a supersonic strategic bomber with variable swept wings equipped by the US Air Force, and it is one of the three long-range bombers of the US Air Force. Known as the "Lancer" (/KLOC-French Armed Forces in the 9th century, famous for its quick action and fierce firepower), the US military has always considered it the most powerful strategic bomber in the world.

At present, among the three long-range bomber units of the US Air Force, the B- 1B aircraft has the largest bomb load and can carry about 60 tons of various weapons for combat, including ordinary bombs, precision guided bombs and air-to-surface missiles.

B- 1B Strategic Bomber 1969 was developed by American Rockwell International Company, and 1985 was equipped with troops.

B- 1 Bomber * * * Two models, B- 1A and B- 1B, have been developed and are now equipped with troops. The B- 1B bomber is propelled by four turbojet engines, and the maximum thrust of each engine can exceed 1.35 million kg. The captain is 44.5m, the wingspan is 41.8m, and the height is10.4m.. The empty weight is 87 tons, the maximum takeoff weight is 2 14.65 tons, the ceiling is over 9000 meters, and there are 4 crew members. The wing sweepback angle can range from15 to 67.5, the maximum flight speed is about 1400 km, and the range is 12000km. The main airborne equipment includes: Doppler velocity sensor, multimode attack radar system, high-precision inertial navigation system, etc. It can be equipped with 84 500-pound conventional bombs and 30 CBU-87/89/97 bombs. It can also be equipped with long-range nuclear weapons.

The B- 1B strategic bomber adopts stealth technology and can carry out strict self-defense. Equipped with electronic jamming equipment, infrared jamming equipment, radar positioning early warning system, etc. Using radar and inertial navigation system for global navigation can correct mission and target data in flight, and directly and accurately hit the target without ground navigation assistance.

After modern modification in recent years, this aircraft can launch the smallest precision-guided bomb of the US Air Force-"small-diameter bomb" to attack moving targets on the ground or at sea, and can also carry 24 "joint direct attack ammunition" and several cruise missiles for combat. This type of aircraft can not only carry out conventional wars, but also carry out nuclear wars.

B- 1B strategic bomber is a multi-purpose long-range heavy bomber, which can attack through a complex defense system and perform intercontinental missions without refueling. 1998 18 February 18, the second round of military strikes by the United States and Britain against Iraq was first used in actual combat. Become an American ace bomber. Among them, during the war in Afghanistan, the US military dispatched eight B- 1B planes from Diego Garcia Air Force Base to severely attack the Taliban forces.

According to statistics, in the whole Afghan war, 40% of the total bombs dropped by the US military came from B- 1B bomber units.

In the Iraq war, the US Air Force used 1 1 B- 1B to bomb targets in Iraq, and even launched an air pursuit operation against Saddam Hussein.

powerplant

The B- 1B bomber is propelled by four turbojet engines, and the maximum thrust of each engine can exceed 1.35 million kg.

weapon

It can be equipped with 84 500-pound conventional bombs and 30 CBU-87/89/97 bombs. It can also be equipped with long-range nuclear weapons.

Size number

Span: 41.8m.

Captain: 44.5 meters

Machine height:10.4m.

Weight and load

No-load: the no-load weight is 87 tons.

operating characteristic

Maximum flight speed: about 1400km.

Range: 12000 km

The Pentagon decided to retire 33 B- 1B strategic bombers on June 28th. B- 1B bombers have been studied since 1980s, and they have the advantages of flying at low altitude and high speed. The cost of each bomber exceeds 200 million dollars. It was originally intended that once a nuclear war broke out, it could be used to penetrate the air defense of the former Soviet Union. Bombers were once called indispensable cold war bombers.

Expensive and sick, become the "hangar queen"

The predecessor of B- 1B is B- 1 bomber, which was originally a strategic long-range bomber. In the 1990s, it was gradually changed to non-nuclear use, and it was forbidden to carry nuclear bombs. Its prototype is B- 1A bomber. 1977, four B- 1A bombers appeared, but then President Carter ordered to stop manufacturing B- 1A bombers, and the development plan of B- 1A ran aground. 1980, President Reagan came to power. 198 1 year, the B- 1A bomber was able to continue its test flight. Later, Reagan ordered the manufacture of more advanced bombers, so the B- 1B bomber appeared.

1June, 984, the first test flight of B- 1B bomber, purchased by the US Air Force 100. Who knows, something has happened to b-1b. 199 1 year, the United States launched the Gulf War, and the B- 1B fleet had to stay on the ground all the time because of engine failure, and there was no chance to fly into the blue sky to play its role.

Also at 199 1, the US Air Force found that although B- 1B could perform high-altitude missions, its anti-freezing system did not work at all, which limited the flying ability of B- 1B in cold and bad weather. Nevertheless, during the NATO air raid on Yugoslavia in 1999, B- 1B cooperated with B2 stealth bomber and B52 long-range bomber to carry out air raid.

B- 1B is called "the queen of hangar" because of the above technical problems, high maintenance cost, computer failure and basically no use. There are 93 "hangar queens" in America. The last one was made by 1988.

The queen abdicated and the funds were used for other purposes.

On June 26th, a senior official of the US Department of Defense revealed that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld would seek the approval of Congress to reduce the number of B- 1B bombers 1/3.

This is the first time that the Bush administration has implemented a new military strategy in a drastic way. The Bush administration has vowed to rebuild the US military and increase investment in a new generation of weapons. Defense Department officials said that this decision is part of the Bush administration's revised budget plan for fiscal year 2002, which includes many measures to cut spending. He said that the elimination of 33 B- 1B bombers can save a considerable sum of money. According to the Pentagon's briefing, in 2002 alone, the cost savings may reach $654.38 million+$65 million.

On June 27th, the Bush administration submitted the revised fiscal year 2002 budget plan to Congress. In this plan, the defense expenditure budget is as high as $329 billion, which is184 billion higher than the military budget submitted by Bush at the beginning of the year. At present, Rumsfeld is actively looking for ways to cut military spending so as to save more money for the research and development of new weapons. It is speculated that Rumsfeld will order the construction of more B-2 bombers with stronger attack capability.