| Primary
Function : |
Long-range,
multi-role, heavy
bomber |
| Builder
: |
Rockwell
International, North
American Aircraft |
| Power
Plant : |
Four General
Electric
F-101-GE-102 turbofan engine
with afterburner |
| Thrust
: |
30 000-plus
pounds
(13 500-plus kilograms) with
afterburner, per engine |
| Dimensions |
|
| Lenght
: |
146 feet |
| Height
: |
34 feet |
| Wingspan
: |
137 feet
extended forward
79 feet swept aft |
| Speed
: |
900-plus
mph
(Mach 1.2 at sea level) |
| Service
ceiling : |
Over 30,000
feet
(9,000 meters) |
| Max take-off
weight : |
477 000 pounds
(214,650 kilograms) |
| Range
: |
Intercontinental,
unrefueled |
| Crew : |
Four (aircraft
commander,
pilot, offensive systems officer
and defensive systems officer) |
| Date Deployed
: |
June 1985 |
| Unit Cost
: |
$200-plus
million per aircraft |
| Inventory
: |
93 total
current inventory,
9th Bomb Wing |
