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B-1B Bomber release from Revell:-

The B-1B is still one of the largest, fastest and most advanced long-range bombers in the USAF and forms the backbone of the Strategic Air Command. The swing-wing bomber is capable of carrying a 34 ton weapon load internally as well as 26 tons externally. It has a range of 12,000 km (7452 miles) at high altitude and can penetrate deep into enemy territory. The B-1B successfully withstood its baptism of fire in Operation Desert Fox in the war against Iraq. As planned successor to the B-52 the B-1A undertook its maiden flight in 1977 but then the program was delayed. The first B-1B was delivered to the USAF on 27.07.1985. The radar irradiation surface of the B-1B is only 25% that of the B-52. The weapon load has also been increased enormously. In three internal weapons bays both cruise missiles, guided missiles on a rotating bomb-bay system and conventional bombs can be carried.
The four GE F-101 engines each generate a thrust of 13,620 kg with afterburner. The maximum speed at an altitude of 10,600 metres (35,000 ft) is 1324 Km/h (822 mph).

- Detailed surfaces with recessed panel joints
- Moveable swing wings, can be firmly affixed by choice
- Moveable rear elevator
- Removable emergency escape hatch
- Rotatable front undercarriage wheel
- Detailed main undercarriage
- Bomb shaft doors may be optionally mounted in the open or closed position
- Removable nose cone with detailed radar equipment
- Detailed cockpit and operations centre
- Moveable cockpit ladder
- 2 bomb-shafts with a total of 16 AGM-69 SRAM guided missiles
- Additional fuel tank in the third bomb shaft
- Separate tyres

Authentic decal set for following versions:
- Rockwell B-1B Lancer, 77 Weapons Squadron, USAF Weapons School, Dyess AFB, Texas, October 2012
- Rockwell B-1B Lancer, 116 Bomb Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, Robins AFB, Georgia, July 2000

Length; 921 mm
Number of parts: 276
Wingspan: 867 mm

Box artwork and model photos courtesy of the Revell web site.

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