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Rockwell B-1 Lancer and Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

Name:	Rockwell B-1 Lancer	Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
Type:	Supersonic strategic bomber	Strategic stealth bomber
Origin:	USA	USA
Produced:	1973-1988	1987–2000
Unit cost:	283.1 million $ (1998)	737 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	11,997 km	11,100 km
Max speed:	Mach 1.25 (830 mph or 1,335 km/h)	Mach 0.95 (630 mph, 1,010 km/h)
Service ceiling:	18,000 m	15,200 m
Weight empty:	87 t	71.7 t
Weight max:	216.4 t	152.2 t

Crew:	4	2

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Dimensions

Length:	44.5 m	21.0 m
Width:	24 - 42 m	52.4 m
Height:	10.4 m	5.18 m

Images

Rockwell B-1 Lancer

Author: "B-1B over the pacific ocean" by United States Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III - [1], [2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg#/media/File:B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg License

Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit

Author: "B-2 Spirit original" by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III - This Image was released by the United States Air Force with the ID 060530-F-5040D-22. http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060530-F-5040D-220.jpg (Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.). Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B-2_Spirit_original.jpg#/media/File:B-2_Spirit_original.jpg License