Questions tagged [rockwell-b-1-lancer]
A large U.S. swing-wing supersonic bomber which was first proposed in the 1960s, first flew in the 1970s, and only entered mass production (and service) in the 1980s.
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What are the benefits of using spoilers/airbrakes for lateral control as opposed to ailerons on the Rockwell B-1b?
The Rockwell B-1b uses pairs of airbrakes/spoilers on each wing in replacement of ailerons for the lateral control of the aircraft. Was there a particular advantage to this because of its variable ...
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What is the NACA Series of the Rockwell B-1b's wing design?
I can't find any information about the airfoil of the Rockwell B-1b. It's listed as a NACA 69-190-2, which doesn't follow the conventional format of the 6-Series airfoils. I'm assuming its a design ...
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Does the B-1B Lancer have controllable canards?
These three pictures shows the B-1B Lancer's canards and its elevators. I am not sure to call that feature a canard as the jet also has elevators. In my limited understanding, canard and elevator are ...
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What is the function of activating an individual elevator on the B-1B Lancer?
This B-1B Lancer's picture I captured from this Youtube video. The control axes is from Wikipedia.
As we know, the three "conventional" axes are as follows:
Roll axis controlled by aileron,
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How do pilots board the B-1B Lancer?
I've noticed that there isn't any type of hatch/plug door near the canopy of the B-1B Lancer. How do pilots enter and exit the aircraft?
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