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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Strategic bomber
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gptkbp:armament
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Conventional and nuclear weapons (nuclear capability removed in 2007)
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gptkbp:avionics
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gptkb:AN/APQ-164_radar
Defensive avionics suite
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gptkbp:basedIn
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gptkb:Dyess_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:combatDebut
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Operation Desert Fox, 1998
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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4
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gptkbp:designedFor
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Penetrating Soviet air defenses
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gptkbp:diameter
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2,993 mi
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gptkbp:enteredService
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1986
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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December 23, 1974
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gptkbp:firstUnitEquipped
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96th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base
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gptkbp:hasUnit
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$283.1 million (B-1B, 1998 dollars)
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gptkbp:height
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34 ft
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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B-1 bombers
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gptkbp:introduced
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October 1, 1986
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gptkbp:length
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146 ft
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Rockwell_International
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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Mach 1.25
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gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
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477,000 lb
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:bone
gptkb:Lancer
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Variable-sweep wing
High payload capacity
Supersonic speed at low altitude
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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104
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gptkbp:powerplant
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4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 turbofan engines
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:range
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7,455 mi
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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B-52 in some roles
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gptkbp:retiredFromNuclearRole
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2007
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gptkbp:role
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Long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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60,000 ft
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gptkbp:status
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Active (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:B-21_Raider_(planned)
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:Operation_Allied_Force
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Fox
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:B-1A
gptkb:B-1B
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gptkbp:wingspan
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137 ft (spread)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Diego_Garcia_Air_Base
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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