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Measured figures
B-1B · Length
Single source146 ft (45 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rockwell B-1 Lancer | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Supersonic strategic heavy bomber[source] | — |
| National origin | United States[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Original: North American Rockwell/Rockwell International Current contractor: Boeing[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; B-1B · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; B-1B · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; B-1B · Max takeoff weight
Single source192,000 lb (87,090 kg)[source]
326,000 lb (147,871 kg)[source]
477,000 lb (216,364 kg)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; 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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source2,120 km/h (1,320 mph, 1,140 kn)[source]
B-1B · Range
Single sourceB-1B · with a weapon load of 37,000 lb (16,800 kg)
Single source5,100 nmi (5,900 mi, 9,400 km) ; 4,100 nmi (7,600 km) with a weapon load of 37,000 lb (16,800 kg)[source]
Ferry; Ferry range
Single sourceRange
Single source3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi)
B-1B · Combat range
Single source2,993 nmi (3,444 mi, 5,543 km)[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]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | United States Air Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 104[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1973–1974, 1983–1988[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1 October 1986[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | 23 December 1974 ( 1974-12-23 )[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 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] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[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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| Wing loading | 167 lb/sq ft (820 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.38 at gross weight[source] | — |
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| 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)[source] | — |
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| 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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| MPRL | 1,300 to 2,055 lb (590 to 932 kg)[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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4,000 km (2,500 mi, 2,200 nmi)[source]