Thread: FB-111, so why B-1B?
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Old 08-31-2007, 17:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by obrescia View Post
What happened to the superlative manned penetrator the FB-111? Why on earth did we build the subsonic B-1B with the FB-111, (F-117), all manner of cruse missiles, armed Global Hawk and the B2 available? No augment here, that the B-1 sure is good looking airplane!!....but...
You're mixing a lot of different platforms, missions, and eras in there, hoss.

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