Inside The World's Most Powerful Bomber

Inside the World's Most Powerful Bomber — the B-1B Lancer, nicknamed the "Bone." 💥Download War Thunder for FREE and get your bonus on PC & Console! ► Use my link — https://wtplay.link/beyondfacts. To download on IOS & Android use — https://wtm.game/beyondfacts25. Thanks to War Thunder for sponsoring the video! This aircraft carries the heaviest conventional payload of any American bomber at 75,000 pounds, flies at Mach 1.25, and holds 61 world records for speed, payload, and distance. Originally designed as a supersonic nuclear bomber, the B-1 was cancelled by President Carter in 1977 after a Soviet defection revealed its low-altitude strategy was compromised, then revived by President Reagan in 1981 as a fundamentally different aircraft. From engine fires, electronic warfare failures, and sitting out the entire Gulf War — to becoming the most requested close air support platform in Afghanistan, dropping 40% of all ordnance with just eight aircraft — the B-1's story is one of the most dramatic redemptions in military aviation history. This video takes you inside the cockpit, underneath the weapons bays, and through the variable-sweep wings, GE F101 engines, and crew of four managing a massive weapons platform. With the B-21 Raider arriving, the B-1 is being armed with hypersonic missiles for one final chapter before planned retirement in 2036. Join this 'Paper Pilot Club' to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzgWZmqmKpmsr4oPWITusKA/join SUBSCRIBE: https://www.bit.ly/beyondFactsSUB #b1 #usa #beyondfacts Credit: https://sites.google.com/ytmgltd.com/inside-the-bomber/home