Cracked engine part sparked giant B-1 bomber fire, investigation finds The ... the 76th Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight and the 569th Egress Flight at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma ...

First, the B-1 is the fastest bomber in the stable ... sweep wings is the ability to change the shape of the aircraft mid-flight, hence changing the aircraft’s flight characteristics.

Its swing wings could tuck in to reduce drag for low-supersonic flight, or extend wide for maximal lift while going low and slow. Its limited stealth characteristics gave the big bomber a radar ...

US release footage showing a B-1 bomber taking off from a runway after strikes were launched in Iraq and Syria The U.S. Central Command release footage showing a B-1 bomber taking off from a ...