{"product_id":"b-1-lancer-bomber-pilots-flight-operating-instructions","title":"B-1 Lancer Bomber Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions","description":"\u003cp\u003eRockwellÕs B-1 Lancer serves as the supersonic component of the USAFÕs bomber fleet.  An outgrowth of the requirement for a heavy bomber to replace the B-52, the Lancer was conceived during the Cold War as a high-speed, radar-penetrating platform.  Originally intended to achieve speeds above Mach 2, the operational B-1B normally cruises at Mach .92 and dashes at speeds up to Mach 1.25.  The design uses variable-sweep wings \u003cbr\u003e\nto provide high lift during takeoff and landing, and low drag in high-speed flight. Known in the Air Force as the ÒBoneÓ (for B-One), the Lancer served from 1986-92 in a strategic bombing role.  Reconfigured for conventional support, the B-1 was used in Iraq in 1998, and then in Kosovo, Afghanistan and again Iraq in 2003.  It continues to fulfill a vital role.  This pilot's flight operating handbook was originally printed during the B-1A test program.  Recently declassified, it is presented here in book form. PLEASE NOTE: Not for shipment or sale outside the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Periscope Film LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43997869244577,"sku":"9781935327424","price":49.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1wgejp4-front-shortedge-384_d26e9c32-fc00-4710-bb9d-6016f6474cf7.jpg?v=1747590545","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/b-1-lancer-bomber-pilots-flight-operating-instructions","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}