interface design document (4 risultati)

Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: 120pp., 7 contributions, graphs, notes, references, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new.

Condizione: new. Questo è un articolo print on demand.

Condizione: Fair. v, 52, i pages, plus page 2a. 25 Illustrations listed (some fold out). Back sheet torn and repaired with tape. Page correction noted on page iii of the Table of Contents. The Air Force had contracted for the development of a new weapons loader to meet the unique needs of the B-1 Bomber and other Air Force weapon systems. This Interface Control Document (ICD) was created to insure that compatibility of the new weapons loader with the B-1 aircraft. The scope of this document is to define the dimensional, load and environmental constratints of the B-1 aircraft as related to the new weapon loader. The pertinent dimensions of the weapon loader are also defined. The document is organized as follows; Section 1: Introduction; Section 2: Aircraft Data; Section 3: Ground Support Equipment Data; and Section 4: Environmental Data. The B-1B's large fuselage could conceal a huge amount of weaponry, up to seventy-five thousand pounds of ordnance tucked within three weapons bays. In its original role as a long-range strategic nuclear bomber, the B-1B could carry eight B61 bombs, B83 bombs, or AGM-69A Short Range Attack Missiles per weapon bay. The bomber could also carry another fifty thousand pounds of weapons externally, and external hardpoints were designed to accommodate the AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile. The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is commonly called the "Bone" (from "B-One"). It is one of three strategic bombers serving in the U.S. Air Force fleet along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress as of 2022. The B-1 was first envisioned in the 1960s as a platform that would combine the Mach 2 speed of the B-58 Hustler with the range and payload of the B-52, and was meant to ultimately replace both bombers. After a long series of studies, Rockwell International (now part of Boeing) won the design contest for what emerged as the B-1A. This version had a top speed of Mach 2.2 at high altitude and the capability of flying for long distances at Mach 0.85 at very low altitudes. The combination of the high cost of the aircraft, the introduction of the AGM-86 cruise missile that flew the same basic speed and distance, and early work on the stealth bomber all significantly reduced the need for the B-1. This led to the program being canceled in 1977, after the B-1A prototypes had been built. The program was restarted in 1981, largely as an interim measure due to delays in the B-2 stealth bomber program. This led to a redesign as the B-1B, which differed from the B-1A by having a lower top speed of Mach 1.25 at high altitude, but improved the low-altitude speed to Mach 0.96. The electronics were also extensively improved, and the airframe was improved to allow takeoff with the maximum possible fuel and weapons load. Deliveries of the B-1B began in 1986 and formally entered service with Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber that same year. By 1988, all 100 aircraft had been delivered. With the disestablishment of SAC and its reassignment to the Air Combat Command in 1992, the B-1B was converted for a conventional bombing role. It first served in combat during Operation Desert Fox in 1998 and again during the NATO action in Kosovo the following year. The B-1B has supported U.S. and NATO military forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Air Force has an inventory of 45 B-1Bs as of 2021. All B-1s are planned to be retired by 2036. Staplebound in upper left corner and three-hole punched Xerox style copy, believed to be contemporary with the date of the document.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 120 pages. 9.40x6.30x0.40 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.