↯ Klaatu - Some Brave Apollo ↯ on Nostr: npub1hxmgk…a7hx2 npub1t3pjt…qxdwy The B-1b is a subsonic redesign after the B-1 ...

npub1hxmgkf2ss3j5ymfv7lc477hjslpdkg6x7ku9s25up074namhlrkq2a7hx2 (npub1hxm…7hx2) npub1t3pjtms82njzz9l8fh22nsrjlkwpnunseyntv6umt63h8ckk572sgqxdwy (npub1t3p…xdwy) The B-1b is a subsonic redesign after the B-1 was canceled & they had already sunk big money into building these chassis. Part of a brilliant AF general's plan to hug the landscape while flying to Russian cities then pop up, drop bombs, & go supersonic out. Cruise missiles proved better to do it with so the B-1 could be refactored as a subsonic only launch platform & not need the speed or range. Drawing from the XB-70 Valkyrie, the B-1a was meant to replace the B-52s