My family was stationed at Fairford in the 1960s. Dad was a navigator for the squadron of B-52s and KC-135s that were there at the time…the Cold War days. This was a favorite tour of duty for us. No longer a teen; now I’m 73 years old ( how’d that happen?) and so glad of the wonderful memories I have of being raised in the Air Force. Once a brat, always a brat. Deb Sims
Absolutely! Our officers quarters at Fairford overlooked the flight line. My bedroom had a picture window with a perfect view of the alert hut and the B-52s clustered around on the tarmac. When the klaxons went off, my brother and I would race to my room to that window. What a show! We could see our own dad amongst the crewmen racing and fanning in every direction toward their assigned aircraft from the alert hut. Screaming engines of the entire squadron spooling up. One by one they’d exit the pad. Before you knew it there was a line of shrieking Stratofortresses crawling up the taxiway. Then rising into the English sky, one after the other, each trailing their four grey plumes. We’d watch until they disappeared from sight, knowing Dad was at his navigator station. But this was nerve wracking too. The leader carried a locked satchel which he was not to open until airborn. This told them if they were running a drill, or if they were to fly on to the USSR! Wives had ears tuned for the sound of the returning planes. I’ve had BUFFS fly directly over our car. We could look up into the wheel wells as they skimmed us with the Shute popped. Wouldn’t trade my upbringing for anything. We crossed the Pacific in the gorgeous Constellation ( Connie) en route to a two year tour of duty in Asia in the late 50s. We flew in the C-47. We moved to our 3 year tour of England in the brand new 707 commercial jet, a rare experience in those days. Dad was Lt. Colonel Hal Williamson. He flew bombing missions over Germany in WW2, was a part of the Berlin airlift to bring supplies to the German people, flew road reconnaissance in Korea and became part of SAC, becoming vice base commander ofRAF Upper Heyford. He was my hero.Sorry for the long comment. @@jonathanwarner3852
I was stationed there from 1960 to 1964. Worked in the control tower as a ground radio repairman. Enjoyed my time there. Loved the country side. All the best. The B1 is a really beautiful plane. Remembered the times that we would have a visit from the B52 and they would wipe out the taxi strip lights with the outer wing wheels. Then we had a visit a couple of times from the Navy planes off an aircraft carrier. Because nobody was at the end of the run way telling them to put their wheels down we had a couple of bad landings. It was a good tour of duty.
I live near Fairford and these two buggers shook the windows of our house when they took off. It was bloody amazing. Seemed like the Artemis rocket going up. Love you all.
I got out of my car in Palmdale to get a better look as one was taking off... The sound was like someone slamming a steel drum with a hundred sledge hammers..
True, you don't just hear the B1B's engines you also feel them. Standing near one with even just one engine in burner and you feel it up the vibration up through your feet.
@@maxwellcrazycat9204 It would work but probably not much better than an afterburner. Basically what you are talking about is a rocket engine where you spray in fuel and an oxidizer liquid. The B1B has an afterburner that sprays extra fuel into the back of the engine for more thrust, some aircraft carried water (KC-135) as the water increased the density of the air going into the engine but the water only lasted about 30 seconds. On a jet engine like in the B1B you would need to use (Liquid Nitrous) instead of Gaseous and in the afterburner section along with the fuel like on a rocket.
Thank you for posting. I heard them go up from about 2.5 miles away. With all the noise, I thought all four had gone up, but then read it was only two, so was a little confused. This explains - technical issues!
When Russia and the U.S. signed the START treaty in 2007 to reduce nuclear armament, the B1 Lancer had a metal sleeve welded to a pylon to prevent the B1 from carrying cruise missiles. Now that Russia has backed out of the START treaty, does anyone know whether the U.S. is enabling Lancers to once again carry cruise missiles? With North Korea, China, and Russia all talking about nuclear war, it would seem a prudent step.
I think they've always been able to carry cruise missiles and if not I bet it would only take about 10 minutes to get them so they could again they may not have been able to carry nuclear tipped new cruise missiles
The first time i seen a B-1 was at Edwards AFB back in 1980. There were two of them inside a hanger. One was a gray color the other was a desert tan color. I was there to test a telephone terminal. I walked into hanger area by mistake and stood looking at both of them just sitting there. One of the people working there asked me what i thought about them. I said something like there beautiful. I asked him if your going build them for the Air Force. He said no. Pres. Carter will not spend the money. That changed in 1981 when Reagan was elected.
Will someone please please please tell me why people think the past tense of the verb 'to see' is SEEN It is SAW the past tense is SAW It screams lack of education to me Please tell me. Where the hell did that come from ?
@@steveharmon9000 One too many Wendys cheeseburgers and double servings of milkshakes. We'll all be speaking in some Southern Drawl. Got to love our American cousins, anuerysms and all 😁
B1 was a complete waste of funds. And Jimmy Carter knew it. That money should have gone to more B2's. Carter was decades ahead of his time and knew stealth was the future. Reagan lived in the past.
Wake Turbulence is unreal with these planes. They gotta wait a couple of minutes in between. But you're right! Almost feet wet when the 2nd one takes off! 😂
Saw this plane at Mildenhall many years ago now when they held an annual show. Best show ever. The B2 did a brilliant display then came in for a high speed run, just under mac1. It came in silent, then at the end of the runway, pulled up with full afterburners. Once the thunderous noise died down, all you could hear was hundreds of car alarms sounding. An absolutely brilliant plane. Thank you Mildenhall and the USA. I was also at Farnborough when the Blackbird broke the record for an Atlantic crossing. 1 hour 57 mins. It was going so fast it overshot the UK, turned round over Brussels before it landed at Farnborough. Another great plane.
Thanks, i got to see lots of cool aircraft in the AT 1968-1971.....loved the F-4 s in Nam and Thailand, they just had "nasty" oozing" from them "don't mess with me"
0:27 I love watching the pilot checking the flaps before takeoff. It looks like the beautifully sleek B1 is strutting her stuff and swinging her tail right before takeoff. 🤩
And.....your point is pertinent in the context of the next generation flying wing airframe long range strategic bombers.....There is something about the B1B, say the British Vulcan....and several others that can instill respect and menace in both their ramp and in-air silhouette and appearance.....incredible.
Flew overhead above Nottingham Thursday evening 19th oct, Military Corridor usually has F15 or F35s from Lakenheath, but noise was different. A lot louder. Great to see.
Yeah, that same flight path goes straight over my place too in Swadlincote. I noticed the different engine sound and ran outside to have a look, just as it flew over, brilliant to see:)
Second bird positioned and held on the runway for a long time and suffered repeated problems during engine #1 checkout. Would be interesting to know what the issue was and how it was resolved. Glad to see it finally take off to go spread some freedom in the Middle East.
At 0:06 during the control motion check you can see the asymmetric motion of the horizontal stabs. That's how the B-1 handles roll control with wings aft because it does not have ailerons.
Just made the trip to Tucson to the Pima air and space museum. After that we drove around the boneyard and saw 2 B1 bombers up near the fence and road. Crazy that people live across the street and see them from their yards
Mximum contiuous power check, and static brake pressure check, most of the time it has to do with maximum permisable take off weight within the performance schedule
I can recall when Congress and the POTUS/DoD were fighting over the B-1 project - seemed for about 20 years or so. There was a point when I thought she'd never make it into service. Dornan and others were not to be denied. She's an impressive bird.
Fortunate to see one of these at RIAT many moons ago, it was a bit of a murky day with a low cloud base so displays were obviously adjusted, what was impressive about the B1 was i think the pilot thought he was in an F16 culminating in coming down in a shallow dive, you could tell it was shifting as you could barely hear it, as it leveled out the experienced air show attendees were already reaching for their ears, it must of set off about 100 car alarms in the carpark, watching it climb on full burners was incredible, awesome bit of kit.
There is an old saying "Don't judge a book by its cover", I was on B1B's for a few years and while they are pretty to look at there is one 4 letter word that fits them perfectly if you work on them. PITA ! 30yrs USAF and ANG (retired).
We had an air show here on 9/10/01 and the B1B did a fly by, several passes. The last pass was just sub sonic, ground following radar. The announcer said here he comes from the north, landing lights on. You could just see it pop over the hills, then disappear below the horizon till it popped over the next hill. Came down the runway at about 100 feet, still just sub sonic, never heard it coming at all. Right in front of the terminal he went vertical, full afterburner until it was clear out of sight. A minute or so later you could feel the heat, the ground was shaking, and smell the jet fuel. I remember thinking, I would hate to have that come over a hill looking for me. Next morning it was like I guess it has someone to go looking for now when they hit the Trade Center. I will never forget that air show and the B1 that day.
Nice footage there them bombers look really scary but awesome at the same time. The 2nd Bomber was playing with the throttle quite abit there wander why that is? Considering that the other one went straight out.
Try to calculate the blown wind speed from the preceding BONE taking off and the force on the forward fuselage off #2. Probably a little bit to close in the lineup?? 😅
Awesome video! The 2nd Bone clearly had troubles lighting all afterburners. After multiple attempts, the video paused. Did it return to the hangars and then try again later that day? Also, in the first 50 seconds, THREE bones are present. What was the occasion?
Van Nuys Municipal Airport in the Los Angeles Basin would have an air show every summer which included many military aircraft. At the close of the show, the aircraft were granted unrestricted climb and departure permissions. They would fly right over where I worked. It was very loud, but the B-1's would set off all the car alarms in the parking lot. It was impressive.. Sadly, the shows were canceled after 2006 due to noise complaints.. No wonder..
Keep trying to light the cans, or park it back on the ramp. This pilot gave it just one more for the Gipper, and got the two cans lit. One can never really appreciate how big a B-1 aircraft are until you've walked under one, of which I had the privilege of walking under two of this magnificently beautiful aircraft. One was a standard Air Force issue B-1B at an airshow in Michigan, at Selfridge ANG. The second one which was the first that I walked under, what was the flying prototype B-1 with it's white paint, and red and blue eagle on the bottom of the fuselage. This was while at a visit too the Wright-Patterson Museum back in 1992.
The pilot did not need to use engines 1&4 because the pilot was not taking off under military power. When the pilot is not using military power not all engines need to be used.
Do they HAVE to use afterburners to take off even from very long runways? How do massive heavy commercial and cargo jets like A380, AN-124, C-5, C-17, 747 etc manage to do heavy departures without burners? Wouldnt no burners = decrease engine wear, less noise etc. Just curious about this! Nice video!
In full after burner. All four engines are producing 124,000lbs of thrust. This sound a lot and believe me when I say you can hear that power! The turbofan engines on large cargo and airliners are hugely powerful helped in part by the huge front fans. Some Boeing 777 engine produce over 80,000lbs thrust each.
Awesome footage, mate!!👌....love these B1B Lancers, especially when they take off with those engines glowing!!💥💥👍.....just one question to ask?... if you don't mind?..why does the picture sway like you are sitting on a boat in the waves??!!..... not a complaint, just wanted to know?... cheers 📸👍
Stability wasn’t great in this video, thankfully iPhone takes a lot of the shake out but with the phone mounted on top of my DSLR recording while I shoot, you can get some movement, sometimes you forget to track the video as too busy taking photos. Also I was perched on the top step of my ladder so I could be above the barbed wire so I had nothing to hold on to.
@jonathanwarner3852 Thanks, mate, the video was great!...I know where you are coming from , as I am a keen motorsport and aircraft photographer myself. I sometimes get really close to the wire and then zoom into the scene that I am attempting to photograph. Works OK sometime, but your stepladder idea may be a better choice!!... just having to be careful on that top step!!👌👍📸....I have subscribed to see more of your videos!👌👏😁
In 1993 my wife and I and another couple where driving across monument valley when from out of nowhere a B-1 crossed the road in front of us at about 1,000 ft. then disappeared behind a mesa. It must have been using terrain following radar. We darned near ran off the road.
As I recall - someone please correct me if I'm wrong - but the original intent of the B1 was to be a Mach2+ aircraft similar in capability to the B-58 Hustler only with much, much more upgraded electronics/telemetry control etc. It was trimmed back during the Carter years to be subsonic with other takeaways from the original dsn/intent. Damned big mistake in my book. Oh sure, they continue to rely on the B-52, a marvelous platform, but still a 65+ year old dsn and build. Of all the money this country wastes on crap, here was an area that should have been left as-designed, as intended. Just another damn missed opportunity. Sad...
Each B-1 can carry 24 LRASM/JASSM cruise missiles with an unclassified range of 230 miles to 350 miles. The Rapid Dragon System on a C-17 can carry 45 LRASM/JASSM cruise missiles. Now imagine JetZero's stealth BWB design with that huge body adapted with the Rapid Dragon System.
@@georgebarnes8163 Are you _quite_ sure? It was afterburners that ignited fuel gushing from a wing tank hole punched by an exploded tire on that fateful day in Paris... Besides, takeoff videos I watched clearly show afterburner glow. Now, _perhaps_ it was theoretically possible for the unladen plane to take off without afterburners from a suitably long runway, but in revenue service from Heathrow they were certainly using them.
This is the third or fourth video where the second B1-B seems to have engine trouble before finally taking off. Can they not do engine servicing at this bas?
I predict engine surge from taxiing onto the runway so soon after the first aircraft has left. You can see the swing-wing fairing fly open as the second aircraft moves onto the runway in the wake of the first one. Maybe there is some system in place that will not allow them to light the afterburner after a surge condition or something.
My family was stationed at Fairford in the 1960s. Dad was a navigator for the squadron of B-52s and KC-135s that were there at the time…the Cold War days. This was a favorite tour of duty for us. No longer a teen; now I’m 73 years old ( how’d that happen?) and so glad of the wonderful memories I have of being raised in the Air Force. Once a brat, always a brat. Deb Sims
Wow I bet you have some great stories from back then!
Absolutely! Our officers quarters at Fairford overlooked the flight line. My bedroom had a picture window with a perfect view of the alert hut and the B-52s clustered around on the tarmac. When the klaxons went off, my brother and I would race to my room to that window. What a show! We could see our own dad amongst the crewmen racing and fanning in every direction toward their assigned aircraft from the alert hut. Screaming engines of the entire squadron spooling up. One by one they’d exit the pad. Before you knew it there was a line of shrieking Stratofortresses crawling up the taxiway. Then rising into the English sky, one after the other, each trailing their four grey plumes. We’d watch until they disappeared from sight, knowing Dad was at his navigator station.
But this was nerve wracking too. The leader carried a locked satchel which he was not to open until airborn. This told them if they were running a drill, or if they were to fly on to the USSR! Wives had ears tuned for the sound of the returning planes.
I’ve had BUFFS fly directly over our car. We could look up into the wheel wells as they skimmed us with the Shute popped. Wouldn’t trade my upbringing for anything. We crossed the Pacific in the gorgeous Constellation ( Connie) en route to a two year tour of duty in Asia in the late 50s. We flew in the C-47. We moved to our 3 year tour of England in the brand new 707 commercial jet, a rare experience in those days.
Dad was Lt. Colonel Hal Williamson. He flew bombing missions over Germany in WW2, was a part of the Berlin airlift to bring supplies to the German people, flew road reconnaissance in Korea and became part of SAC, becoming vice base commander ofRAF Upper Heyford. He was my hero.Sorry for the long comment. @@jonathanwarner3852
That is fascinating! I’d love to hear more, do you have a way I could contact/ email away from YT comments?
All the best for you! Wonderful memories, that must be in our life!
I was stationed there from 1960 to 1964. Worked in the control tower as a ground radio repairman. Enjoyed my time there. Loved the country side. All the best. The B1 is a really beautiful plane. Remembered the times that we would have a visit from the B52 and they would wipe out the taxi strip lights with the outer wing wheels. Then we had a visit a couple of times from the Navy planes off an aircraft carrier. Because nobody was at the end of the run way telling them to put their wheels down we had a couple of bad landings. It was a good tour of duty.
I live near Fairford and these two buggers shook the windows of our house when they took off. It was bloody amazing. Seemed like the Artemis rocket going up. Love you all.
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To me, the BONE is one of the most beautiful planes ever built.
Thanks for the vid 👍
She's a beauty alright but my choice is the Dakota DC3
@@MrRobin61 : Yes, i like that one too. Even got a model of it. Spitfire is a beauty too, right?
I got out of my car in Palmdale to get a better look as one was taking off... The sound was like someone slamming a steel drum with a hundred sledge hammers..
Sure is. How old is it now? It still looks futuristic, like something out of a sci-fi movie.
totally agree
I remember a B-1 taking off on full afterburner from the Van Nuys air show.
LOUDEST thing I ever felt.
True, you don't just hear the B1B's engines you also feel them. Standing near one with even just one engine in burner and you feel it up the vibration up through your feet.
I wonder how it would perform while injecting Nitrous oxide into the air intake.
@@maxwellcrazycat9204 It would work but probably not much better than an afterburner. Basically what you are talking about is a rocket engine where you spray in fuel and an oxidizer liquid. The B1B has an afterburner that sprays extra fuel into the back of the engine for more thrust, some aircraft carried water (KC-135) as the water increased the density of the air going into the engine but the water only lasted about 30 seconds. On a jet engine like in the B1B you would need to use (Liquid Nitrous) instead of Gaseous and in the afterburner section along with the fuel like on a rocket.
I was stationed at RAF Fairford from 1985 - 1990. Seeing this brings back so many memories! Thanks for the video.
Thank you for posting. I heard them go up from about 2.5 miles away. With all the noise, I thought all four had gone up, but then read it was only two, so was a little confused. This explains - technical issues!
The power of two F-15 Eagles in one plane.
I love it when the media uses the headline "American Bombers land in UK!!!" like its something new.
Ur right. I landed here 1954 B47 from Mt Home AFB Ida. 2 weeks Cold War.
O.M.G, when did they get here….????
If I’m not mistaken US bombers have been landing and taking off out of the UK for about 90 years!!👍🏽🇺🇸
When Russia and the U.S. signed the START treaty in 2007 to reduce nuclear armament, the B1 Lancer had a metal sleeve welded to a pylon to prevent the B1 from carrying cruise missiles. Now that Russia has backed out of the START treaty, does anyone know whether the U.S. is enabling Lancers to once again carry cruise missiles? With North Korea, China, and Russia all talking about nuclear war, it would seem a prudent step.
That's a great question. I'd say when Trump returns to office all the restrictions will be gone.
Bullshit,he might do that or he might decommission them
I think they've always been able to carry cruise missiles and if not I bet it would only take about 10 minutes to get them so they could again they may not have been able to carry nuclear tipped new cruise missiles
State secret!
@@TheGreatness-gg1jxhe had no restrictions which is why he’s now a felon and convicted sexual abuser/predator
The first time i seen a B-1 was at Edwards AFB back in 1980. There were two of them inside a hanger. One was a gray color the other was a desert tan color. I was there to test a telephone terminal. I walked into hanger area by mistake and stood looking at both of them just sitting there. One of the people working there asked me what i thought about them. I said something like there beautiful. I asked him if your going build them for the Air Force. He said no. Pres. Carter will not spend the money. That changed in 1981 when Reagan was elected.
Will someone please please please tell me why people think the past tense of the verb 'to see' is SEEN It is SAW the past tense is SAW It screams lack of education to me Please tell me. Where the hell did that come from ?
Typo … he must have wanted to say “ I’d seen “. He probably saw them many times there
@@steveharmon9000 One too many Wendys cheeseburgers and double servings of milkshakes. We'll all be speaking in some Southern Drawl.
Got to love our American cousins, anuerysms and all 😁
B1 was a complete waste of funds. And Jimmy Carter knew it. That money should have gone to more B2's. Carter was decades ahead of his time and knew stealth was the future. Reagan lived in the past.
You seen?
No. 1 is halfway across the Atlantic by the time no. 2 is finally wheels-up.
i'm thinking they're fliying in another direction.
Risico spreiding
Wake Turbulence is unreal with these planes. They gotta wait a couple of minutes in between. But you're right! Almost feet wet when the 2nd one takes off! 😂
Second plane probably had engine issues, hence the engine runs on two and three.
@@DeRico1337 Second plane's afterburners weren't lighting, common with B-1s.
What beauties they are and thank God they’re on our side!! ❤❤
What is top speed
@@williamlemaitre5279 just over 800 MPH
Landed here 1954 B47 stayed 2 weeks from Mt Home AFB Ida. Cold War. Great video
I remember as a kid the B36s at Fairford They engine noise like no other aircraft
Saw this plane at Mildenhall many years ago now when they held an annual show. Best show ever. The B2 did a brilliant display then came in for a high speed run, just under mac1.
It came in silent, then at the end of the runway, pulled up with full afterburners. Once the thunderous noise died down, all you could hear was hundreds of car alarms sounding.
An absolutely brilliant plane. Thank you Mildenhall and the USA.
I was also at Farnborough when the Blackbird broke the record for an Atlantic crossing.
1 hour 57 mins. It was going so fast it overshot the UK, turned round over Brussels before it landed at Farnborough. Another great plane.
Thanks, i got to see lots of cool aircraft in the AT 1968-1971.....loved the F-4
s in Nam and Thailand, they just had "nasty" oozing" from them "don't mess with me"
These B-1s are from Dyess AFB in Abilene Texas. Long way from home.
The World is your oyster. These have very long legs.
0:27 I love watching the pilot checking the flaps before takeoff. It looks like the beautifully sleek B1 is strutting her stuff and swinging her tail right before takeoff. 🤩
This aircraft has the perfect balance between beauty and menace. Its screams “Dont fkn try me” IMO
And.....your point is pertinent in the context of the next generation flying wing airframe long range strategic bombers.....There is something about the B1B, say the British Vulcan....and several others that can instill respect and menace in both their ramp and in-air silhouette and appearance.....incredible.
😊
Flew overhead above Nottingham Thursday evening 19th oct, Military Corridor usually has F15 or F35s from Lakenheath, but noise was different. A lot louder. Great to see.
Yeah, that same flight path goes straight over my place too in Swadlincote. I noticed the different engine sound and ran outside to have a look, just as it flew over, brilliant to see:)
Never seen this. As a Private Pilot, the hair stood up on my arms when they were performing control surface checks!!
Off to the skies above Iran with love.
Second bird positioned and held on the runway for a long time and suffered repeated problems during engine #1 checkout. Would be interesting to know what the issue was and how it was resolved. Glad to see it finally take off to go spread some freedom in the Middle East.
At 0:06 during the control motion check you can see the asymmetric motion of the horizontal stabs. That's how the B-1 handles roll control with wings aft because it does not have ailerons.
Same as the Phantom.
Remember seeing a B1 take off at an airshow 20 years ago - a sound you feel as well as hear. A great memory
Yea the sound of the B1 afterburns are incredible.
The B1B is a total badass
0:01 Seeing the horizontal stabilizer doing an up and down then a cantilever to the left and right was amazing.
Without a doubt the loudest machine on earth. Full afterburner take off literally rattles your bones.
Just made the trip to Tucson to the Pima air and space museum. After that we drove around the boneyard and saw 2 B1 bombers up near the fence and road. Crazy that people live across the street and see them from their yards
Mximum contiuous power check, and static brake pressure check, most of the time it has to do with maximum permisable take off weight within the performance schedule
Those are badass, beautiful aircraft!
Nice one mate, Mark told me about this, that BONE driver def wanted to fly that day............
I can recall when Congress and the POTUS/DoD were fighting over the B-1 project - seemed for about 20 years or so. There was a point when I thought she'd never make it into service. Dornan and others were not to be denied. She's an impressive bird.
The most beatiful plane ever built
Lancaster : Hold my daisy cutter !
The one aircraft in the world that gives me the heebie jeebies due to it's design, power and ability to inflict so much death and destruction.
Fortunate to see one of these at RIAT many moons ago, it was a bit of a murky day with a low cloud base so displays were obviously adjusted, what was impressive about the B1 was i think the pilot thought he was in an F16 culminating in coming down in a shallow dive, you could tell it was shifting as you could barely hear it, as it leveled out the experienced air show attendees were already reaching for their ears, it must of set off about 100 car alarms in the carpark, watching it climb on full burners was incredible, awesome bit of kit.
There is an old saying "Don't judge a book by its cover", I was on B1B's for a few years and while they are pretty to look at there is one 4 letter word that fits them perfectly if you work on them. PITA ! 30yrs USAF and ANG (retired).
@@jpip1382 Pain in the a**! Not easy to work on and lots of maintenance hours per flight hour.
@@Bowhunters6go8xz6xstill would to fly it
2nd one chewed the LH nose gear tyre in the turn
Kind of ham fisted, yes, when it turns out you have to sit on hold a couple of minutes prior to brake release
I saw one on static display at Davis-Monthan, what a huge bomb bay.
was the person holding the camera on a boat?
7:55 to the end…that thunder roar ❤
We had an air show here on 9/10/01 and the B1B did a fly by, several passes. The last pass was just sub sonic, ground following radar. The announcer said here he comes from the north, landing lights on. You could just see it pop over the hills, then disappear below the horizon till it popped over the next hill. Came down the runway at about 100 feet, still just sub sonic, never heard it coming at all. Right in front of the terminal he went vertical, full afterburner until it was clear out of sight. A minute or so later you could feel the heat, the ground was shaking, and smell the jet fuel. I remember thinking, I would hate to have that come over a hill looking for me. Next morning it was like I guess it has someone to go looking for now when they hit the Trade Center. I will never forget that air show and the B1 that day.
Nice footage there them bombers look really scary but awesome at the same time. The 2nd Bomber was playing with the throttle quite abit there wander why that is? Considering that the other one went straight out.
Afterburner will not light on right outboard engine.
@@xraywatch1943 oh right okay makes sense.
Perhaps the woke military should stop using bio-fuel and the afterburners would ignite properly.
The 4th engine won't deliver reheat on the runup check. I think I saw this on another clip.
La mejor fuerza aérea del mundo 🌎 💪.
Doom's Day Maker right there.... That plane design is awesome. Just hearing those engines on take off sound's like the End of the World..
Go listen to a MIG-31, literally sounds like the gates of hell are opening.
Always nice, Bone action. Thanks for sharing, Lots of smoke on the nose gear whilst turning for line up (second aircraft)?
Wake from first aircraft
What was the deal with the 2nd bomber? It keeps reving up and then down without taking off. Engine trouble?
Was the front tyre smoking as it rolled onto runway from afterburners of first take off ??
Looks like he took that turn a little fast and the nose wheel slid.
Try to calculate the blown wind speed from the preceding BONE taking off and the force on the forward fuselage off #2.
Probably a little bit to close in the lineup?? 😅
Absolutely fantastic , beautiful even !. Glad they are on our side too. Didnt Concorde take off from there years ago too ?.
What’s up with After Burners on Plane #2?
Awesome video! The 2nd Bone clearly had troubles lighting all afterburners. After multiple attempts, the video paused. Did it return to the hangars and then try again later that day?
Also, in the first 50 seconds, THREE bones are present. What was the occasion?
Van Nuys Municipal Airport in the Los Angeles Basin would have an air show every summer which included many military aircraft. At the close of the show, the aircraft were granted unrestricted climb and departure permissions. They would fly right over where I worked. It was very loud, but the B-1's would set off all the car alarms in the parking lot. It was impressive.. Sadly, the shows were canceled after 2006 due to noise complaints.. No wonder..
As the Crew Chief runs up to the cans with his Zippo lighter to spark the afterburners.......😂😂😂
Is the cameraman holding his hand over the mic?
Note the vortices forming at the intake on 2nd B1, left engine at 3:05 and again on right engine at 4:41 and 6:29.
Keep trying to light the cans, or park it back on the ramp. This pilot gave it just one more for the Gipper, and got the two cans lit.
One can never really appreciate how big a B-1 aircraft are until you've walked under one, of which I had the privilege of walking under two of this magnificently beautiful aircraft. One was a standard Air Force issue B-1B at an airshow in Michigan, at Selfridge ANG. The second one which was the first that I walked under, what was the flying prototype B-1 with it's white paint, and red and blue eagle on the bottom of the fuselage. This was while at a visit too the Wright-Patterson Museum back in 1992.
Couldn't agree more. Saw one at an airshow at Barksdale and stood underneath the tail in the shade and watched the show for awhile.
It's aerodynamic design is incredible.
Just couldn’t get 1&4 to ignite could he
Or She?
@@runways_railways don’t be that guy
@@Mac-1Media ...or girl
The pilot did not need to use engines 1&4 because the pilot was not taking off under military power. When the pilot is not using military power not all engines need to be used.
@@charlesgriffin2002Why not let everyone know you don't know what you're talking about?
American design is by far the best in the world
looks wise that is
Best since AVRO Vulcans , 60 years ago .
They always seem to have issues getting those burners to light.
What was the purpose of the engine cycling?
Fab sight that sends a chilling message to all potential adversaries...Never mess with the USAF or its friends...,
B-1Bs are like my wife. They're damn good looking but will scare the hell out of you.
So why did it take a lot longer for the second B1 to take off? It seems as if could not engage the afterburners or something...
Looks like there was a problem with the #4 engine exhaust nozzle.
Chills down the back of my neck and what everyone else said. Fking WoW. 👏👏👍👍
Curious to understand why F-15X's will be used a "bomb trucks" to follow stealth aircraft initial incursion and not B1 bombers?
Do they HAVE to use afterburners to take off even from very long runways? How do massive heavy commercial and cargo jets like A380, AN-124, C-5, C-17, 747 etc manage to do heavy departures without burners? Wouldnt no burners = decrease engine wear, less noise etc. Just curious about this! Nice video!
In full after burner. All four engines are producing 124,000lbs of thrust. This sound a lot and believe me when I say you can hear that power! The turbofan engines on large cargo and airliners are hugely powerful helped in part by the huge front fans. Some Boeing 777 engine produce over 80,000lbs thrust each.
The sexiest warbird ever !!!!!
Did that second one's brakes lock up, or did he cut that turn a little bit too hard?🤔
Looks amazing and sounds amazing!
You know this lady can change your dreams
2nd B1 must have used a fuel liad before even taking off, spectacular when he eventually did though.
Yes, ol Caribou in Laos milk powder run 😂😂😂, then B1 , now A 380, still fun tho ' 😊
Two very special birds!!!!!! Bad ass airplanes............... U. S.A.!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!
Awesome footage, mate!!👌....love these B1B Lancers, especially when they take off with those engines glowing!!💥💥👍.....just one question to ask?... if you don't mind?..why does the picture sway like you are sitting on a boat in the waves??!!..... not a complaint, just wanted to know?... cheers 📸👍
Stability wasn’t great in this video, thankfully iPhone takes a lot of the shake out but with the phone mounted on top of my DSLR recording while I shoot, you can get some movement, sometimes you forget to track the video as too busy taking photos. Also I was perched on the top step of my ladder so I could be above the barbed wire so I had nothing to hold on to.
@jonathanwarner3852 Thanks, mate, the video was great!...I know where you are coming from , as I am a keen motorsport and aircraft photographer myself. I sometimes get really close to the wire and then zoom into the scene that I am attempting to photograph. Works OK sometime, but your stepladder idea may be a better choice!!... just having to be careful on that top step!!👌👍📸....I have subscribed to see more of your videos!👌👏😁
Check out my “blown by the bone” video, I nearly got blown off the top!! 😂
@jonathanwarner3852 👍..Will do Jonathan!!👌....cheers Paul 🍻
The tail section reminds me of the Hawker Hunter jet fighter used in a ground attack role, most effective by the R.A.F.
What happened to the second one? Before tracking off
Don't be sleeping outside in your hammock when a B1 Bomber flies over you. I'll be at the library watching videos of girls in bikinis. Mahalo! * Cav *
Had two B1Bs fly over my house near Boston, Lincs at 9am yesterday
By the time the enemy knows it’s coming, it’s already been.
Magnificent machines indeed ❤❤
So the B1B seems to do a bit of preflight stretching, huh?
Theres something that goes on from tome to time where not all 4 engines pull up to full AB, and they have to cycle down & up until all hit.
In 1993 my wife and I and another couple where driving across monument valley when from out of nowhere a B-1 crossed the road in front of us at about 1,000 ft. then disappeared behind a mesa. It must have been using terrain following radar. We darned near ran off the road.
As I recall - someone please correct me if I'm wrong - but the original intent of the B1 was to be a Mach2+ aircraft similar in capability to the B-58 Hustler only with much, much more upgraded electronics/telemetry control etc. It was trimmed back during the Carter years to be subsonic with other takeaways from the original dsn/intent. Damned big mistake in my book. Oh sure, they continue to rely on the B-52, a marvelous platform, but still a 65+ year old dsn and build. Of all the money this country wastes on crap, here was an area that should have been left as-designed, as intended. Just another damn missed opportunity. Sad...
Це звичайно що суперточило ! СУПЕРКЛАС
Wow amazing beautiful video
Each B-1 can carry 24 LRASM/JASSM cruise missiles with an unclassified range of 230 miles to 350 miles. The Rapid Dragon System on a C-17 can carry 45 LRASM/JASSM cruise missiles. Now imagine JetZero's stealth BWB design with that huge body adapted with the Rapid Dragon System.
That's just the internal load out. The B-1 is capable of external loads also, an additional 12 JASSMS!
Think about how much mechanical work (in the physics sense) is done in those control surface checks alone.
Im planning to visit fairford soon for there takeoff. Do you have any tips or times they takeoff?
B1-B Bombers. The B-1 was supposed to be Mach 3. This sneaky map of the earth can wangle mountains just above 50 feet.
How big is it compared to a B52?
They’re surprisingly similar in size and weight
Better bombload and slightly faster than the B52
@ it gives an impression of being smaller, maybe coz it looks more like a fighter jet and doesnt have all those wing mounted engines
40 plus years of go,go,go, Rockwell international the best plane builder?
Do they actually _need_ afterburners for takeoff, like Concord did?
Concorde did not need afterburners to take off.
@@georgebarnes8163 Are you _quite_ sure? It was afterburners that ignited fuel gushing from a wing tank hole punched by an exploded tire on that fateful day in Paris... Besides, takeoff videos I watched clearly show afterburner glow. Now, _perhaps_ it was theoretically possible for the unladen plane to take off without afterburners from a suitably long runway, but in revenue service from Heathrow they were certainly using them.
@@bazoo513 Yes, very sure
@@georgebarnes8163 Than please explain the afterburner flames visible on every Concorde takeoff video. Was that just fireworks?
@@bazoo513 all part of the show but not needed, how lucky are you to have seen every single Concorde take off.
Beautiful airship..
This is the third or fourth video where the second B1-B seems to have engine trouble before finally taking off. Can they not do engine servicing at this bas?
I predict engine surge from taxiing onto the runway so soon after the first aircraft has left. You can see the swing-wing fairing fly open as the second aircraft moves onto the runway in the wake of the first one.
Maybe there is some system in place that will not allow them to light the afterburner after a surge condition or something.
And remember folks...that's the second team...as far as we know. In a real scrap, probably wouldn't even need them...😉
Good video. Try to stabilize your camera. It looks like you're filming from a carrier deck in rough seas.
How many thousands of gallons of fuel was wasted while he day at the end of the runway idling sucking up fuel?