ROCKWELL B-1 LANCER
B-1 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Rockwell International
Corp., North American Aircraft Group, El Segundo, California, USA |
| Model: | ? |
| Designation: | B-1 |
| Name: | Lancer |
| First official flight: | (YB-1) 23/12/1974 (B-1B) 18/10/1984 |
| Factory production period: | 1972 - 1976 (B-1A) 1983 - 1988 (B-1B) |
| Primary service period: | 1985 - present |
| Last official flight: | Still in service |
B-1 VARIANTS AND PRODUCTION
YB-1
Prototype 4-engined, strategic heavy bomber,
swept wings, 4 crew.
Later redesignated as B-1, development cancelled in 1977.
Redesignated as B-1A after re-launch in 1981.
Produced 1972 - 1976
Rockwell Palmdale, California (NR)
| 74-0158 / 74-0160 | N/A | |
| 76-0174 | N/A |
Total: 004 |
| 3 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
B-1B
As B-1A, fuselage / structural refinements,
various improvements.
Produced 1983 - 1988
Rockwell Palmdale, California (NR)
| 82-0001 | 1 | |
| 83-0065 / 83-0071 | 2 / 8 | |
| 84-0049 / 84-0058 | 9 / 18 | |
| 85-0059 / 85-0092 | 19 / 52 | |
| 86-0093 / 86-0140 | 53 / 100 |
Total: 100 |
| 1 (82-0002), additional airframe cancelled. | ||
|
Grand Total: 104 |
B-1 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| GB-1A |
2 |
B-1A(74-0158, 74-0160), ground instructional airframes. |