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  • B-1B Lancer
    In B-1

    The B-1B modified the basic airframe with stealth features, such as blended contours and radar-absorbing materials, which lowered the aircraft’s speed but reduced its radar reflectivity to one one-hundredth that of the B-52. The first B-1B flew in 1984, and by 1988 four wings totaling 100…

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  • Tupolev Tu-22M, a Russian variable-wing supersonic jet bomber first flown in 1969. It was designed for potential use in war against the NATO countries, where it was known by the designation “Backfire.”
    In military aircraft: Low-level penetration

    The B-1B Lancer, the operational version of the B-1, could achieve supersonic flight only in short bursts at high altitude, while the Soviet bombers were capable of supersonic “dash” at low level and could fly at twice the speed of sound at high altitude.

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