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At a glance
Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
B-1B · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Rockwell B-1 Lancer |
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| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Supersonic strategic heavy bomber[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | Original: North American Rockwell/Rockwell International Current contractor: Boeing[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] |
146 ft (45 m)[source]
Empty; AMX · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AMX · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMX · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source]
10,750 kg (23,700 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Empty; B-1B · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; B-1B · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum; AMX · at 10,975 m (36,007 ft)
Single source1,053 km/h (654 mph, 568 kn) at 10,975 m (36,007 ft)[source]
Maximum; B-1B · at 200–500 ft (61–152 m)
Single sourceMaximum; B-1B · at altitude of 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
Single source721 kn (830 mph, 1,335 km/h) at altitude of 50,000 ft (15,000 m); 608 kn (700 mph; 1,126 km/h) at 200–500 ft (61–152 m)[source]
AMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
B-1B · 4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 afterburning turbofan engines thrust each dry
Single sourceB-1B · with afterburner
Single source4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 afterburning turbofan engines, 17,390 lbf (77.4 kN) thrust each dry, 30,780 lbf (136.9 kN) with afterburner[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 230[source] | 104[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | 1973–1974, 1983–1988[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 1 October 1986[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | 23 December 1974 ( 1974-12-23 )[source] |
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| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | 167 lb/sq ft (820 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | 0.38 at gross weight[source] |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW)[source] |
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| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | Mk-82 air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines Mk-84 general-purpose bombs Mk-65 naval mines CBU-87/ 89 /CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU) CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead) GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead) GBU-38 JDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs (not fielded on B-1 yet)[source] |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 6 external hardpoints for ordnance with a capacity of 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg), with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) Bombs: Mk-82 air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines Mk-84 general-purpose bombs Mk-65 naval mines CBU-87/ 89 /CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU) CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead) GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead) GBU-38 JDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs (not fielded on B-1 yet)[source] |
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| Primary user | — | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Swept wingspan | — | 79 ft (24 m) swept[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | NACA69-190-2[source] |
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| MPRL | — | 1,300 to 2,055 lb (590 to 932 kg)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; B-1B · Max takeoff weight
Single source