Excellent B1 video. My grandfather helped build all the black planes for Kelly Johnson at the Skunkworks in Burbank. My father helped design the B1 landing gear at Rockwell in El Segundo. I’m a 3rd generation engineer and worked on the MX Peacekeeper ICBM mobile and ground based launcher at Westinghouse Marine Division in Sunnyvale. My uncle was the black sheep of the family and designed steam trains foe Walt Disney. Yes. The train that circulates around Disneyland. Our family has helped America stay safe ((and entertained) for 70 years. Thank you for posting. I’m sharing the video with my kids so they can learn about history.
i sub contracted with Northrop on the B-2 spirit in the 80's ..after the production started, most of the design engineers got laid off since no new projects were in the works . wish i was young enough to be around to work on the B-21 raider
If you wanted to scare the pants off the enemy in the Cold War or when the Falklands were threatened in the eighties, you put an RAF Vulcan on the runway. It's roar on reheat has never been bettered. A Delta wing destroyer.
Time flies. I was stationed at Dyess AFB in Abilene Texas back in 1986-87 when these B1s first came into service. I worked on the SRAM short range attack missile. At the time when it entered service, it was strictly a Cold War nuclear only bomber. When I arrived at Dyess in 1986, there were only 3 delivered. By 1987, we had 29. I love the B1.
I was fortunate enough to have my life closely tied to USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale from 1-1-72 to 5-15-2001. Pops was an aircraft mechanic/tooling engineer who in Palmdale worked on the L-1011 project, then F-5/T-38 fixing the boat tails in final assembly, then onto being a facilities engineer for Rockwell for most of the B-1 program. I spent most of my adult working life from say 1982 to 2001 working at either Plant 42, Edwards AFB, and China Lake NWS for several construction companies doing projects for all the companies, Air Force, etc. Spent a LOT of time around this bird, saw it fly many times. I was there for the ship 95 rollout/maiden flight with Bush Sr there :0( Pilot broke the sound barrier and came in doing 2 barrel rolls at maybe 500 feet of the deck. All the test pilots we talked to back then LOVED that plane, said it flies like a fighter. And that crackle, damn, gotta love that crackle.
The first time I saw the B1 in person was at the Dayton Air show in 1988 (I think it was) It did a low pass over the airfield, and the announcer said: "Ladies and Gentlemen YOUR B1 bomber!" I cried. I thought it was the most beautiful plane I had ever seen in my life! Truly, truly impressive.
I remember back in the mid 90's attending a show at RAF Fairford and was lucky enough to see the departure of a B-1B, the intensity from it using afterburner on it's take off roll, after it had rotated and climbed out you could hear the car alarms it had set off, a testament to such a sleek and powerful piece of aviation 😀
I was stationed at Dyess AFB from 1987 to 1994 as a B-1 instructor. Went to Palmdale in 1988 to get one from the factory. Hard to believe that what was once a new airplane is 35+ years old, and the guys flying them in this video probably had not yet been born.
Back around the mid-1980's, we took a few hours one afternoon & got as close as we could to Dyess to watch B-1's do touch & go's. Always loved watching them fly when we were working in Abilene a couple times a year - from 1984-1992 in another life I had!
I was 14 when the 1st B1 flew into Dyess. It was on a Saturday in 1985. They had an open-house going on, and all the news stations were there. It was supposed to arrive at noon, but they intentionally came a little early for surprise and shock factor flying low and fast. They flew straight over Texas Ave (back gate), scared the mess outta everybody. I lived in the trailer park on Texas Ave at the time. Everybody was outside pretty much. Maybe you can answer this- what are they doing when they take off and go up in a spiral? I still live here in Abilene, and sometimes you hear one take off and the sound just stays and stays, go outside and look up and you can the B1 WAY up there going upward in a spiral, LOUD as Hell the whole time. Then eventually it picks a direction and heads out,.
@@sunfish340 They've got a park in Tye specially built for that now. Its got play equipment, and benches, right beside the runway. Its to keep people from parking on the road and watching, the HYPO will run you off
0:08 What a GORGEOUS aircraft. If you ignore its function and just look at its lines, it is by far the sleekest aircraft ever built. The B-2 looks alien. But the B-1 looks like Pininfarina designed it following his work on the best Ferraris and other sculpted artworks.
The Bone looks like a gray radar-absorbent swan. The Tu-160 looks like a weird knockoff with hard angles and lines where the Bone has smoother contoured curves.
Oh my god, this is seriously one of the most EPIC airplane-related video's I've seen in years! So close to that plane, so many details. Great image stability and quality. I can only imagine the true loudness of those take-off's!
How loud?? I was at TAFB OKC where the B1 would come for maintenance. General Motors had an assembly facility on the South End of the field, and when one took off under military power, every car alarm at the plant went off! I heard each engine was 4x the size of a F-15 engine.
From my understanding, the engines used in passenger aircrafts divert a portion of the air sucked in around the engine itself and then back out at the exhaust, acting as a kind of acoustic suppression. This air is between the engine and the outer shroud, which is why passenger jet engines are fatter, due to the outer shroud encompassing the engine and the channel for the suppressing airflow.
The Concorde SST from British Airways visited the EAA Fly-in about mid-80s. That thing was so loud that wearing ear muffs was useless as the sound waves blasted right through your bones and body and head.
Commercial jets used to be quite loud but in the past few decades there has been a lot of effort to make them far quieter. My local airport is also an Air National Guard training base so in summer primarily we have a lot of military fighter type jets around all quite loud.
My dad was a twenty year man in the Air Force.He was stationed in France in the 50s and met my French mother there.I was born at a USAF base in Chateuroux (if I'm spelling that right).Stateside,my brother & I grew up on airbases,loved it when fighters flew right over our house,undoubtedly,at times,on purpose.Thus was born my lifelong fascination with military aviation.The B1 Lancer is an elegant,lethal beast.
No.3 on my list of favourite planes. I got to see it at the Mildenhall airshow as a kid a in the nineties. No.2 is the Vulcan. Saw that at Mildenhall too. It took off and set all the car alarms off. I still get chills remembering it. No.1 is the SR-71. Saw that take off at Mildenhall and also saw it fly over my golf course once too. In my opinion, the most beautiful machine humans have ever created.
I have had the great privilege of seeing the SR-71 fly more times than any man has a right. Literally hundreds of times. At Dawn and at Dusk, such an amazing sight. Especially with the desert sky in twilight as the back drop.
@@andyfletcher3561 One of my greatest memories. I was on my dad's shoulders watching it take off, and it looked like it had ten engines across the back. You are most definitely privileged to have have been around it all those times. I wish I could have a beer with you and listen to your stories.
@@_Rustodian LoL, I haven't been able to drink since '94 when I became allergic to alcohol. I got to see a great many things. doing the work I did. First 3 Shuttle landings at Edwards, then their first landing on the paved runway rather than the lake bed. Over a year just re-doing door locks in the B-2 plant. Watched that first rollout and maiden flight from the top of Northrop's building. Witnessed a U-2 on a PERFECT late spring morning lift off in under 300 feet. I think my absolute best day of all that was taking my then 90 year old maternal grandmother to the first Shuttle landing. Had my magnetic signs and base passes so I was able to park us up with a better view and avoid the hundreds of thousands of spectators in and out.
I saw one of these at an airshow they announced that it was approaching and the crowd went silent. You could have heard a pin drop but no sound from the rapidly approaching B1. It was amazing and as it passed overhead the grownd shook from the sound of this unbelievable aircraft.
No 2 engines reheat didn't light you can see briefly @ 4:31 as they start the takeoff roll that the No 2 nozzle remains closed. The engines are numbered left to right (port to starboard)
You certainly need ear defenders with those afterburners, although I didn't when I was at Fairford airshow in the 90s, while standing right at the front of the crowd line. Wow that was an amazing B1-B experience I will never forget, felt the air pressure pushing into me as well!
I was doing my daily lunch break walk along the Boeing field runway about 25 years ago when a B1 came down the runway taking off and just as it was passing me, it rotated with full afterburners - what a sight!
I grew up in Rapid City S.D. Ellsworth AFB is probably 10 miles from the heart of the city. The B52's and then B1B's stationed there rattled the windows in town many times. It's quite impressive and deafening when a large number of these take off in a short period during a scramble.
I was stationed at Ellsworth back in the mid 80’s, I lived in Shell housing just four blocks away from the flight line. I watched from the bedroom window when they launched all the aircraft (you definitely couldn’t sleep during this exercise).
I was stationed at EAFB from MAR 82 - SEP 83, 44th SPS. We failed two inspections. Commanders lost their jobs. LtCol S stopping by questioning his troops. I did well answering his questions. So he asked if there was anything he could do for me. I said I wanted a ride on a B-52. Month later I had training at altitude chamber and then a ride on a BUFF. I loved it there but don't miss the winters. No B-1s there at that time.
@@14cubensis You were very fortunate to get that request approved! I served on the USS John F. Kennedy in the mid-late 70's. We had F14's at the time. I would have given a lot to get a ride in one of those babies. The closest I ever got was getting to land on the JFK in a COD/Greyhound. That is a twin-engine prop plane designed for delivering personnel and goods to carriers. It was fun to experience a trap, but a cat launch would have been super exciting.
@@Biff-fm1mh oh yeah, they were there. I lived in North Rapid just down the hill from North Jr High from 1963 until I graduated High School in 1973. As you know, that was the cold war era and Viet Nam when the Strategic Air Command was flying 24 by 7. There was a very frequent rumble of those Stratofortresses leaving and returning. I’m still in awe at what it took to keep those things in the air 24 by 7. It is a true testament to the flight crews and kids (only admiration intended) who kept them flying. A real marvel to behold. My father-in-law maintained the bomb-sites on them during Viet Nam. He died of a tare disease called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) probably caused by agent orange. And yes that is a great little museum there at the base. I spent many days there. My dream was to be a Navy Pilot but my hearing wasn’t good enough. I ended up in the Navy aboard the USS John F Kennedy maintaining 3D radars and computer systems. I was so jealous of those pilots flying F14 Tomcats off of that ship. I spent countless hours on vultures row watching flight ops and being jealous.
Majestic birds...most impressive. I remember watching the Concords taking off at Heathrow airport...and boy was that sight with the afterburners. Best time was winter, after 7 ish in the evening So these bird must sound even more teeth rattling too. Due to the fact no silencing bits needed to calm the residents...who lived at the end of the takeoff runway..
I'll never forget seeing on of these take off at an air show at LAFB VA. We could still hear the rumbling thunder for 5-10 minutes after takeoff and disappearing from view.
I watched one taking off at an air show in Ottawa, Canada. After the plane had taken off and the noise level went down, we could hear thousands of car alarms chirping in the spectator parking areas. The sounds from those four engines scared all the little cars. lol
When I was in AFROTC in 1981, we stopped at Edwards AFB and got to preview the 4 original prototypes in the Rockwell hangar. Rockwell security was not happy to find us climbing into the cockpits! This was prior to the program being cancelled and then later resurrected.
Great vid. The B1 is a beautiful beast of an aircraft. The scream that comes from those engines defies belief and when they open the taps your whole body vibrates. Stunning.
The B1B affectionately known as the BONE for B ONE is an incredible aircraft. The original B1 was to be a much larger plane much like the Soviet TU160. It was canceled by President Carter judged to be unsurvivable over Soviet territory, the same reason the XB70 Valkyrie was never put into production. This made the Soviets very angry because they already knew how to shoot it down. President Reagan restarted the program as a scaled down terrain hugging plane as a stopgap until the Stealh B2 was ready. By treaty the B1B was converted from a nuclear bomber to a non nuclear bomber which found many other types of missions to perform. It is said that the sound is so loud that it alone was enough to frighten off the Taleban in Afghanistan. The US hasn't produced an intercontinental nuclear bomber in 30 years. The next generation of American fighters and bombers is expected to eclipse everything the US has in its arsenal now by a wide margin in every meaningful way. This angers America's enemies because it thwarts their ambitions for military conquest, proof that deterrence through strength works while the hope for peace by appeasement fails. It's a lesson Europe might finally be learning. Let's hope our next president understands that as well. I have concerns about him.
I remember reading something about the original B-1s that I thought was interesting. Supposedly, they had, or were to have, fence cutters built-in on their landing gear (if I remember correctly) in case they had to make an emergency landing in a field or something. Any truth to that, that you know of?
@@ronaldlebeck9577 That doesn't sound plausible at all. Such a large heavy plane with only a few wheels will exert great ground pressure. It will sink into the ground if you land in a field. (Military cargo airplanes are also heavy but can land on softer ground thanks to a huge number of wheels.)
@naradaian Perhaps you are unaware that sound can be used as a weapon. Did you understand the part about the sound being so loud it made the ground tremble? Above 120 dB sound is experienced as pain. At around 210 dB it is lethal. Very loud low frequency sounds frighten animals. Watch the reaction.of a dog in a thunderstorm or during a fireworks show. The infrasonic rumbling, sounds below audible frequencies prior to an earthquake send all animals fleeing in panic. Therefore it is not unreasonable that the stone age Taleban would be terrified.
Next to the B 58 , the B 1 is the most beautiful bomber ever built. Sleek, sexy and deadly. Just awesome! Wow those take off with the burners lit, are sensational
Magnificently beautiful warbird. I had a poster on my bedroom wall when I was a teenager in the 1970s, with many warbirds of the day and this was at the top. I would love to hear that roar in real life, rather than through headphones and speakers!
I saw a B2 do a fly past at our local airshow about 15 years ago. I could hear it a couple minutes before he arrived. He flew past turned around, flew past again and disappeared. Coolest thing ever😂
Fantastic shots of this remarkable aircraft and clearly showing the set of the leading and trailing edge flaps shaping the wings for maximum take off. We,the UK, are immensley fortunate to have such a hugely powerful ally in the US.
Drove up to Fairford woth the Mrs to see these 4 sat at Fairford. Seen them come over on the tuesday ( 2 of them ). Beautiful planes, would have loved to been up there for this
I remember seeing two of these flying in formation very low over a small village in south central Nebraska. They came from the northeast and were flying to the southwest. I know that Offutt Airbase is in the direction from whence they came, though that's close to 200 miles away. I have no clue what was to the southwest. It was quite a sight to see those two aircraft roaring low overhead. I wonder how they avoid colliding with crop dusters and other small aircraft in the area. It was quite a treat, and I'll never forget my brother in law jumping up and down and yelling "Go! go! go!" at the top of his lungs as if the the pilots could hear him inside the cockpits and over the thunderous engine noise. They didn't have the afterburners on, but as fast as they were going, they didn't need them.
fantastic footage on the aborted takeoff off you can clearly see the left inboard engine didnt go into re-heat,first saw one fly at Mildenhall Airfete 89 abs awesome
Unfortunately sign of it’s problems. I never going to leave my first and only love the C5-A with the screaming tf-39’s I could hear the incoming 10 miles out!
Wonderful, truly the sound of FREEDOM. I lived in Europe for over 35 Years, for several years in Spangdahlem, Germany, the USAF Air Base there is in a highly populated area, the Locals, the German citizens, never complained even though a lot of aircraft were landing and taking off night and Day, even when the C5M was getting airborne, the people also said its the sound of Freedom. God Bless and protect our military,PLEASE.
We live 35 miles from Dyess AFB and always know when the B1 goes over. The roar can be heard for quite a while after they pass as it gradually fades in the distance. They shake the ground and roar is second to none. Nearly as loud as thunder rolling in my estimation.
he real life Thundercracker! Amazing how loud they are just at idle, every time I am around these planes when they start cycling up I always think, OK, now *that's* got to be full power, and nope they always seem to have another, even louder gear :D Their takeoffs at night bring a hell of a lightshow to go with the sound!
Brilliant filming. I live at Lyneham but when these wee beasties take off from Fairford I can hear them, especially early in the morning. Two came over at a fairly low level on Thursday evening.
Working on a well site pipe inspection team and the ground started shaking so bad I thought we were having a well blowout. Naw just one of these flying a GFR exercise in an arroyo. Basically all we saw was the vertical stabilizer at our ground level
As a former B1 maintainer, I can honestly say I hate this aircraft with the fiery passion of a billion burning suns. Always remember when you see a pretty girl, there is somebody somewhere who is sick and tired of her crap. In this case, that's me. I'm actually surprised they got both of them to launch on the same day.
Had one come over my head west of Luke AFB at White Tank Park Indian Ruins and Petroglyphs, these are LOUD and Awesome and you know what they carry is deadly. I have been as close to a B-52, they are BIG but these are just different!
I’ve been in the vicinity of these things taking off snd I’ve never heard anything as loud as these big jets taking off in my life. That’s coming from someone who worked on an aircraft carrier launching planes.
If this isn't flying at fairford this year just shows what respect the Americans have for us , its time riat got their fingers out and do the bussines fairford not fairford anymore complete rip off unfortunately 😢
I worked on 99 B1B’s from 1983 until laid-off in 1994. I was recalled back to work in 1998 but transition to California Department of Corrections in 1995.
At 4:30, Number 2, I believe failed to light AB,, so abort. Some puffs of raw fuel just after abort. Left side inboard, I think. It looks pretty dark on the run,, no purple AB at all. It looks like it was trying to light,,but no game.
Hats off to the awesome men and women of Dyess Air Force Base stationed in Abilene, Texas. The B-1B is an awesome sight to see " Death from above " The Bone
I lived in the flight path of the local military base. We could tell when they’d take off away from us because the engines would rattle our windows with every plane. Three would go three at a time make a few fly bys and touch and go’s then would land. Then do the same thing in the afternoon and evening. I feel lucky. We loved our B1-bombers.
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Excellent B1 video. My grandfather helped build all the black planes for Kelly Johnson at the Skunkworks in Burbank. My father helped design the B1 landing gear at Rockwell in El Segundo. I’m a 3rd generation engineer and worked on the MX Peacekeeper ICBM mobile and ground based launcher at Westinghouse Marine Division in Sunnyvale. My uncle was the black sheep of the family and designed steam trains foe Walt Disney. Yes. The train that circulates around Disneyland. Our family has helped America stay safe ((and entertained) for 70 years. Thank you for posting. I’m sharing the video with my kids so they can learn about history.
i sub contracted with Northrop on the B-2 spirit in the 80's ..after the production started, most of the design engineers got laid off since no new projects were in the works .
wish i was young enough to be around to work on the B-21 raider
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Meanwhile some aMericans barely have food and a place to call home.
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wow. A video about an aircraft. Turns out, it is, all about you.
B1 is one of the best looking airplanes ever build not to mention what its capabilities are.
My favorite plane for design and functionality.
F-14 also. love it
Good looking that’s my first impression 👍
the vulcan bomber for me such a cool jet
If you wanted to scare the pants off the enemy in the Cold War or when the Falklands were threatened in the eighties, you put an RAF Vulcan on the runway. It's roar on reheat has never been bettered. A Delta wing destroyer.
The shot with the Burners at 2nd take off is bloody marvellous awesome work man much respect
Time flies. I was stationed at Dyess AFB in Abilene Texas back in 1986-87 when these B1s first came into service. I worked on the SRAM short range attack missile. At the time when it entered service, it was strictly a Cold War nuclear only bomber. When I arrived at Dyess in 1986, there were only 3 delivered. By 1987, we had 29. I love the B1.
I've seen them up close, and watched them perform at air shows in Ottawa, Canada. Amazing airplane.
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I was fortunate enough to have my life closely tied to USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale from 1-1-72 to 5-15-2001. Pops was an aircraft mechanic/tooling engineer who in Palmdale worked on the L-1011 project, then F-5/T-38 fixing the boat tails in final assembly, then onto being a facilities engineer for Rockwell for most of the B-1 program. I spent most of my adult working life from say 1982 to 2001 working at either Plant 42, Edwards AFB, and China Lake NWS for several construction companies doing projects for all the companies, Air Force, etc. Spent a LOT of time around this bird, saw it fly many times. I was there for the ship 95 rollout/maiden flight with Bush Sr there :0( Pilot broke the sound barrier and came in doing 2 barrel rolls at maybe 500 feet of the deck. All the test pilots we talked to back then LOVED that plane, said it flies like a fighter. And that crackle, damn, gotta love that crackle.
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@@wdwtx2.0 my dorm roommate was 463. He worked on the C130 flight sims
The first time I saw the B1 in person was at the Dayton Air show in 1988 (I think it was)
It did a low pass over the airfield, and the announcer said: "Ladies and Gentlemen YOUR B1 bomber!"
I cried. I thought it was the most beautiful plane I had ever seen in my life! Truly, truly impressive.
Love the close up of the engine....brilliant
I remember back in the mid 90's attending a show at RAF Fairford and was lucky enough to see the departure of a B-1B, the intensity from it using afterburner on it's take off roll, after it had rotated and climbed out you could hear the car alarms it had set off, a testament to such a sleek and powerful piece of aviation 😀
I was stationed at Dyess AFB from 1987 to 1994 as a B-1 instructor. Went to Palmdale in 1988 to get one from the factory. Hard to believe that what was once a new airplane is 35+ years old, and the guys flying them in this video probably had not yet been born.
Back around the mid-1980's, we took a few hours one afternoon & got as close as we could to Dyess to watch B-1's do touch & go's. Always loved watching them fly when we were working in Abilene a couple times a year - from 1984-1992 in another life I had!
Do you remember the tail number that you took delivery of?
I was 14 when the 1st B1 flew into Dyess. It was on a Saturday in 1985. They had an open-house going on, and all the news stations were there. It was supposed to arrive at noon, but they intentionally came a little early for surprise and shock factor flying low and fast. They flew straight over Texas Ave (back gate), scared the mess outta everybody. I lived in the trailer park on Texas Ave at the time. Everybody was outside pretty much. Maybe you can answer this- what are they doing when they take off and go up in a spiral? I still live here in Abilene, and sometimes you hear one take off and the sound just stays and stays, go outside and look up and you can the B1 WAY up there going upward in a spiral, LOUD as Hell the whole time. Then eventually it picks a direction and heads out,.
@@sunfish340 They've got a park in Tye specially built for that now. Its got play equipment, and benches, right beside the runway. Its to keep people from parking on the road and watching, the HYPO will run you off
@@paulcoinc No, I don't. They took a picture of us (the crew) in front of the jet but the serial number is not visible in the photo.
these used to be my 06.00 alarm, when i was away in a sandy place. Nothing quite like hearing the sound of freedom every morning.
I hear you. To this day, I still hate sand though!
Those in Control call it a Plan IT.......for a Reason
0:08 What a GORGEOUS aircraft.
If you ignore its function and just look at its lines, it is by far the sleekest aircraft ever built. The B-2 looks alien. But the B-1 looks like Pininfarina designed it following his work on the best Ferraris and other sculpted artworks.
Greg here has an eye for beauty.
Could not say it better.
The B2 looks alien but is just a copy of the Horten Ho 229.
The Bone looks like a gray radar-absorbent swan. The Tu-160 looks like a weird knockoff with hard angles and lines where the Bone has smoother contoured curves.
Blows my mind how the engineering allows all that weight to be supported by movable wings. Amazing
....And survive thousands of flight hours bending and flexing
Oh my god, this is seriously one of the most EPIC airplane-related video's I've seen in years! So close to that plane, so many details. Great image stability and quality. I can only imagine the true loudness of those take-off's!
How loud?? I was at TAFB OKC where the B1 would come for maintenance. General Motors had an assembly facility on the South End of the field, and when one took off under military power, every car alarm at the plant went off! I heard each engine was 4x the size of a F-15 engine.
If ever there was an aircraft that projects power you know its got to be the B1, just badass!
I would say the B-52 has the most iconic status in that regard but I like them both.
SR71.
A great combination: project power and looks good doing it.
We have these B-1s here at Dyess AFB in Abilene Texas. Love to watch them fly!!!!
That's where these two are from 😁 Great fun to watch!
i never realized how loud these were until i heard one take off after an airshow. they make passenger jets sound very quiet on take off by comparison.
From my understanding, the engines used in passenger aircrafts divert a portion of the air sucked in around the engine itself and then back out at the exhaust, acting as a kind of acoustic suppression. This air is between the engine and the outer shroud, which is why passenger jet engines are fatter, due to the outer shroud encompassing the engine and the channel for the suppressing airflow.
Except the Concord. That plane was stupid loud…
These are built for raw power, none of the extra junk to make them acceptable to people that buy houses next to airports
The Concorde SST from British Airways visited the EAA Fly-in about mid-80s. That thing was so loud that wearing ear muffs was useless as the sound waves blasted right through your bones and body and head.
Commercial jets used to be quite loud but in the past few decades there has been a lot of effort to make them far quieter. My local airport is also an Air National Guard training base so in summer primarily we have a lot of military fighter type jets around all quite loud.
My dad was a twenty year man in the Air Force.He was stationed in France in the 50s and met my French mother there.I was born at a USAF base in Chateuroux (if I'm spelling that right).Stateside,my brother & I grew up on airbases,loved it when fighters flew right over our house,undoubtedly,at times,on purpose.Thus was born my lifelong fascination with military aviation.The B1 Lancer is an elegant,lethal beast.
No.3 on my list of favourite planes.
I got to see it at the Mildenhall airshow as a kid a in the nineties.
No.2 is the Vulcan. Saw that at Mildenhall too. It took off and set all the car alarms off. I still get chills remembering it.
No.1 is the SR-71. Saw that take off at Mildenhall and also saw it fly over my golf course once too. In my opinion, the most beautiful machine humans have ever created.
I have had the great privilege of seeing the SR-71 fly more times than any man has a right. Literally hundreds of times. At Dawn and at Dusk, such an amazing sight. Especially with the desert sky in twilight as the back drop.
@@andyfletcher3561 One of my greatest memories. I was on my dad's shoulders watching it take off, and it looked like it had ten engines across the back.
You are most definitely privileged to have have been around it all those times.
I wish I could have a beer with you and listen to your stories.
@@_Rustodian LoL, I haven't been able to drink since '94 when I became allergic to alcohol. I got to see a great many things. doing the work I did. First 3 Shuttle landings at Edwards, then their first landing on the paved runway rather than the lake bed. Over a year just re-doing door locks in the B-2 plant. Watched that first rollout and maiden flight from the top of Northrop's building. Witnessed a U-2 on a PERFECT late spring morning lift off in under 300 feet. I think my absolute best day of all that was taking my then 90 year old maternal grandmother to the first Shuttle landing. Had my magnetic signs and base passes so I was able to park us up with a better view and avoid the hundreds of thousands of spectators in and out.
The SR71 hangars are still at the hall.😊😊
SR-71 shakes the earth.
I remember one time in Wichita, KS. A B1B took off with afterburners and I could feel my chest shake. It was at least a quarter mile away.
I saw one of these at an airshow they announced that it was approaching and the crowd went silent. You could have heard a pin drop but no sound from the rapidly approaching B1. It was amazing and as it passed overhead the grownd shook from the sound of this unbelievable aircraft.
No 2 engines reheat didn't light you can see briefly @ 4:31 as they start the takeoff roll that the No 2 nozzle remains closed. The engines are numbered left to right (port to starboard)
You certainly need ear defenders with those afterburners, although I didn't when I was at Fairford airshow in the 90s, while standing right at the front of the crowd line. Wow that was an amazing B1-B experience I will never forget, felt the air pressure pushing into me as well!
My brother was one of the first pilots to fly this bad boy. He still gets “excited like a teenage boy on prom night” talking about this airplane!
I was doing my daily lunch break walk along the Boeing field runway about 25 years ago when a B1 came down the runway taking off and just as it was passing me, it rotated with full afterburners - what a sight!
I grew up in Rapid City S.D. Ellsworth AFB is probably 10 miles from the heart of the city. The B52's and then B1B's stationed there rattled the windows in town many times. It's quite impressive and deafening when a large number of these take off in a short period during a scramble.
I was stationed at Ellsworth back in the mid 80’s, I lived in Shell housing just four blocks away from the flight line. I watched from the bedroom window when they launched all the aircraft (you definitely couldn’t sleep during this exercise).
I was stationed at EAFB from MAR 82 - SEP 83, 44th SPS. We failed two inspections. Commanders lost their jobs. LtCol S stopping by questioning his troops. I did well answering his questions. So he asked if there was anything he could do for me. I said I wanted a ride on a B-52. Month later I had training at altitude chamber and then a ride on a BUFF. I loved it there but don't miss the winters. No B-1s there at that time.
@@14cubensis You were very fortunate to get that request approved! I served on the USS John F. Kennedy in the mid-late 70's. We had F14's at the time. I would have given a lot to get a ride in one of those babies. The closest I ever got was getting to land on the JFK in a COD/Greyhound. That is a twin-engine prop plane designed for delivering personnel and goods to carriers. It was fun to experience a trap, but a cat launch would have been super exciting.
@@Biff-fm1mh oh yeah, they were there. I lived in North Rapid just down the hill from North Jr High from 1963 until I graduated High School in 1973. As you know, that was the cold war era and Viet Nam when the Strategic Air Command was flying 24 by 7. There was a very frequent rumble of those Stratofortresses leaving and returning. I’m still in awe at what it took to keep those things in the air 24 by 7. It is a true testament to the flight crews and kids (only admiration intended) who kept them flying. A real marvel to behold. My father-in-law maintained the bomb-sites on them during Viet Nam. He died of a tare disease called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) probably caused by agent orange. And yes that is a great little museum there at the base. I spent many days there. My dream was to be a Navy Pilot but my hearing wasn’t good enough. I ended up in the Navy aboard the USS John F Kennedy maintaining 3D radars and computer systems. I was so jealous of those pilots flying F14 Tomcats off of that ship. I spent countless hours on vultures row watching flight ops and being jealous.
I know what you mean. Those big scrambled jets scrambled my eggs every morning they shook the ground so much. 🤣
Majestic birds...most impressive.
I remember watching the Concords taking off at Heathrow airport...and boy was that sight with the afterburners.
Best time was winter, after 7 ish in the evening
So these bird must sound even more teeth rattling too.
Due to the fact no silencing bits needed to calm the residents...who lived at the end of the takeoff runway..
Bob Dornan was called "B1 Bob", as he would not give up on getting this great Aircraft built! Thx B1 Bob!! You are a great American!
I'll never forget seeing on of these take off at an air show at LAFB VA. We could still hear the rumbling thunder for 5-10 minutes after takeoff and disappearing from view.
I watched one taking off at an air show in Ottawa, Canada. After the plane had taken off and the noise level went down, we could hear thousands of car alarms chirping in the spectator parking areas. The sounds from those four engines scared all the little cars. lol
"Jip." It reminds me of the concorde. ❤️ 💪
The SR 71 Black Bird is the best looking & Undefeated !! Faster then a speeding bullet she is 😂
I see a B1, I put a like. I LOVE this plane. It's so sleek and elegant...
It is!
Seriously. It's gorgeous.
When I was in AFROTC in 1981, we stopped at Edwards AFB and got to preview the 4 original prototypes in the Rockwell hangar. Rockwell security was not happy to find us climbing into the cockpits! This was prior to the program being cancelled and then later resurrected.
Fantastic footage of some rare jets. B-1s are not often seen, and here you have three! ✌🏻🇺🇸
The B-1Bs are a sight to hold! Such beautiful planes!
Great vid. The B1 is a beautiful beast of an aircraft. The scream that comes from those engines defies belief and when they open the taps your whole body vibrates. Stunning.
The Concorde, military style!
"Jip. "The concorde on a take off was bloody awesome,till this day.👀♥️
HOO!YA!!!!
HOO!YA!!!!
Grew up listening to these every Saturday morning. Powerful planes.
Good zoom work on the way the jet opening is controlled
good close ups especially the jet control opening and narrowing
Scott Vilander thanks you n your family for great service
He is 90 yrs old now! Thx Bob!!
Beautiful B-1.
I remember how all the people would line up with big cameras to see the SR-71's launch at RAF Mildenhall.
I was on TDY at Mildenhall fall of '88. I remember hearing the SR-71taking off at night. What great memories.
The B1B affectionately known as the BONE for B ONE is an incredible aircraft. The original B1 was to be a much larger plane much like the Soviet TU160. It was canceled by President Carter judged to be unsurvivable over Soviet territory, the same reason the XB70 Valkyrie was never put into production. This made the Soviets very angry because they already knew how to shoot it down. President Reagan restarted the program as a scaled down terrain hugging plane as a stopgap until the Stealh B2 was ready. By treaty the B1B was converted from a nuclear bomber to a non nuclear bomber which found many other types of missions to perform. It is said that the sound is so loud that it alone was enough to frighten off the Taleban in Afghanistan.
The US hasn't produced an intercontinental nuclear bomber in 30 years. The next generation of American fighters and bombers is expected to eclipse everything the US has in its arsenal now by a wide margin in every meaningful way. This angers America's enemies because it thwarts their ambitions for military conquest, proof that deterrence through strength works while the hope for peace by appeasement fails. It's a lesson Europe might finally be learning. Let's hope our next president understands that as well. I have concerns about him.
I remember reading something about the original B-1s that I thought was interesting. Supposedly, they had, or were to have, fence cutters built-in on their landing gear (if I remember correctly) in case they had to make an emergency landing in a field or something. Any truth to that, that you know of?
@@ronaldlebeck9577 I never heard of that.
@@ronaldlebeck9577 That doesn't sound plausible at all. Such a large heavy plane with only a few wheels will exert great ground pressure. It will sink into the ground if you land in a field. (Military cargo airplanes are also heavy but can land on softer ground thanks to a huge number of wheels.)
'Frighten the Taliban' - eh? How do you get to that? At least one of these was not left behind in the rout of US military.. ridiculous remark
@naradaian Perhaps you are unaware that sound can be used as a weapon. Did you understand the part about the sound being so loud it made the ground tremble? Above 120 dB sound is experienced as pain. At around 210 dB it is lethal. Very loud low frequency sounds frighten animals. Watch the reaction.of a dog in a thunderstorm or during a fireworks show. The infrasonic rumbling, sounds below audible frequencies prior to an earthquake send all animals fleeing in panic. Therefore it is not unreasonable that the stone age Taleban would be terrified.
The raw rumbling power from those things just taxiing around is insane.
The sound of freedom! Yeah Baby!
One of the sexiest planes out there by far
My favourite aircraft by miles.
Absolutely epic video! I demand more!!!!!!
Sir yes sir! We'll go out to harvest some more next time they fly. 😎
One of the most elegant looking planes I ever saw.
I think is probably the most elegant aircraft today.
Next to the B 58 , the B 1 is the most beautiful bomber ever built. Sleek, sexy and deadly. Just awesome! Wow those take off with the burners lit, are sensational
Magnificently beautiful warbird. I had a poster on my bedroom wall when I was a teenager in the 1970s, with many warbirds of the day and this was at the top. I would love to hear that roar in real life, rather than through headphones and speakers!
I saw a B2 do a fly past at our local airshow about 15 years ago. I could hear it a couple minutes before he arrived. He flew past turned around, flew past again and disappeared. Coolest thing ever😂
Ooh yes, the B2. What a cool and unusual shaped plane. Hoping to upload them here one day!
Love the engine sound 🔥 🐍 Great video ❤
B1B "the Bone" by far one of the most beautiful planes in our arsenal!
Fantastic shots of this remarkable aircraft and clearly showing the set of the leading and trailing edge flaps shaping the wings for maximum take off. We,the UK, are immensley fortunate to have such a hugely powerful ally in the US.
Drove up to Fairford woth the Mrs to see these 4 sat at Fairford. Seen them come over on the tuesday ( 2 of them ). Beautiful planes, would have loved to been up there for this
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer...
Amazing aircraft!
It looks like a huge fighter jet!
Amazing aircraft. I always loved when they would fly in to places I was stationed. Best bomber we have in my opinion
Nice footage, impressive !
Appreciate it!
4:32 Something odd going on with No. 3 engine, both times. Burning rich maybe, but it seemed to clear up as he pressed on.
I remember seeing two of these flying in formation very low over a small village in south central Nebraska. They came from the northeast and were flying to the southwest. I know that Offutt Airbase is in the direction from whence they came, though that's close to 200 miles away. I have no clue what was to the southwest. It was quite a sight to see those two aircraft roaring low overhead. I wonder how they avoid colliding with crop dusters and other small aircraft in the area. It was quite a treat, and I'll never forget my brother in law jumping up and down and yelling "Go! go! go!" at the top of his lungs as if the the pilots could hear him inside the cockpits and over the thunderous engine noise. They didn't have the afterburners on, but as fast as they were going, they didn't need them.
fantastic footage on the aborted takeoff off you can clearly see the left inboard engine didnt go into re-heat,first saw one fly at Mildenhall Airfete 89 abs awesome
Unfortunately sign of it’s problems.
I never going to leave my first and only love the C5-A with the screaming tf-39’s I could hear the incoming 10 miles out!
Yep. #2 AB no light.
Thx for this. I was looking for the abort reason. Missed the engine problem, just saw speed brakes out.
@@TangoDelta8111 your welcome Tim
Living within sight of Dyess always love seeing these birds
Wonderful, truly the sound of FREEDOM. I lived in Europe for over 35 Years, for several years in Spangdahlem, Germany, the USAF Air Base there is in a highly populated area, the Locals, the German citizens, never complained even though a lot of aircraft were landing and taking off night and Day, even when the C5M was getting airborne, the people also said its the sound of Freedom. God Bless and protect our military,PLEASE.
I've seen one immediately go vertical directly after takeoff... like the B1 told the ICBM to hold its beer. Awe inspiring machine.
No you didn’t. You saw a steep climb out. The B1B cannot climb vertically.
A great plane no doubt, but nothing beats the noise and howl of the Vulcan
@Snoopy that must of been awesome. One of my only regrets in life not joining the RAF, would have loved to be working on various aircraft etc
We live 35 miles from Dyess AFB and always know when the B1 goes over. The roar can be heard for quite a while after they pass as it gradually fades in the distance. They shake the ground and roar is second to none. Nearly as loud as thunder rolling in my estimation.
What a magnificent machine. I rank it right up there with the Beechcraft Staggerwing as far as being beautiful. Such elegance and yet so deadly.
he real life Thundercracker! Amazing how loud they are just at idle, every time I am around these planes when they start cycling up I always think, OK, now *that's* got to be full power, and nope they always seem to have another, even louder gear :D Their takeoffs at night bring a hell of a lightshow to go with the sound!
Brilliant filming. I live at Lyneham but when these wee beasties take off from Fairford I can hear them, especially early in the morning. Two came over at a fairly low level on Thursday evening.
Awsome mate great camerawork thanks.
8:26 great stable picture! +1 sub
very cool close up of the thrust coming out of the B1
Working on a well site pipe inspection team and the ground started shaking so bad I thought we were having a well blowout. Naw just one of these flying a GFR exercise in an arroyo. Basically all we saw was the vertical stabilizer at our ground level
Good job man! Great closeups.Thanks for posting!
Magnificent, like the Concorde sound. OMG, I just had an Eargasm, and I am in my seventies. WOW
As a former B1 maintainer, I can honestly say I hate this aircraft with the fiery passion of a billion burning suns. Always remember when you see a pretty girl, there is somebody somewhere who is sick and tired of her crap. In this case, that's me. I'm actually surprised they got both of them to launch on the same day.
Simply the best flying machines 🇺🇸 .✌️
Aviation at its best. Beautiful aircraft. ❤
Agreed!
🤠 TEXMUSNECK SAY OH YEA I was stationed at Dyuss in the late sixty's. 💕💕💕🤠
Go USA...God Bless America. Greetings from Germany.
Эта авиация выдолбит из любого бункера.
The most beautiful bomber built by the US only eclipsed by the Vulcan by a very small margin IMO
An incredible supersonic beauty.
Remember seeing these at the Mildenhall airshow, it's hard to explain just how loud these things are.
It's difficult to describe how loud a B-1 Lancer really is. It's like standing in a hurricane. Brutal screaming....
If you look @4:31 it looks like only 3 engines are in burner... Number 2 is not.
Had one come over my head west of Luke AFB at White Tank Park Indian Ruins and Petroglyphs, these are LOUD and Awesome and you know what they carry is deadly. I have been as close to a B-52, they are BIG but these are just different!
I’ve been in the vicinity of these things taking off snd I’ve never heard anything as loud as these big jets taking off in my life. That’s coming from someone who worked on an aircraft carrier launching planes.
Damn I just love this B1 Lancer!!!
If this isn't flying at fairford this year just shows what respect the Americans have for us , its time riat got their fingers out and do the bussines fairford not fairford anymore complete rip off unfortunately 😢
Great Video, Thanks for making it and sharing !
I worked on 99 B1B’s from 1983 until laid-off in 1994. I was recalled back to work in 1998 but transition to California Department of Corrections in 1995.
At 4:30, Number 2, I believe failed to light AB,, so abort. Some puffs of raw fuel just after abort. Left side inboard, I think. It looks pretty dark on the run,, no purple AB at all. It looks like it was trying to light,,but no game.
The B-1 is B.A! People talk about the B-2 but it can't fly in the rain. The B-1 is the star of the show.
Hats off to the awesome men and women of Dyess Air Force Base stationed in Abilene, Texas. The B-1B is an awesome sight to see " Death from above " The Bone
Really nice work on that last take off with the camera amazing work guys thank
Stunning, beautiful, terrifying all at once. I'm glad they are ours and not Pooptin's or Z's.
Did anyone notice the #3 engine exhaust nozzle was not closing like the other engines? This was on the first B-1, not the 2ns aborted one.
Great camera work!
I lived in the flight path of the local military base. We could tell when they’d take off away from us because the engines would rattle our windows with every plane. Three would go three at a time make a few fly bys and touch and go’s then would land. Then do the same thing in the afternoon and evening. I feel lucky. We loved our B1-bombers.