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Rockwell B-1 Lancer

strategic bomber aircraft family by Rockwell, later Boeing
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Rockwell B-1 Lancer
Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway by U.S. Air Force · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Rockwell B-1 Lancer is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124,903 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Air Force[3]
  • Manufacturer: Rockwell International[4], Boeing[5]
  • Developer: Rockwell Automation[6]
  • Subclass of: airplane with 4 jet engines[7], land-based strategic jet bomber[8]
  • Commons category: Rockwell B-1 Lancer[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Powered by: General Electric F101[11]
  • Has part(s): Rockwell B-1A Lancer[12], Rockwell B-1B Lancer[13]
  • First flight: December 23, 1974[14]
  • Service entry: October 1, 1986[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rockwell B-1 Lancer[16]
  • Commons gallery: Rockwell B-1 Lancer[17]
  • Total produced: 100[18]
  • Described by source: US Air Force Air Power Directory[19], Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[20]
  • Nickname: The Bone[21]
  • Length: 44.5 m[22]
  • Height: 10.4 m[23]
  • Vehicle range: 6478 nautical mile[24]
  • Wing area: 181.2 m²[25]

Why It Matters

Rockwell B-1 Lancer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Boeing United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . israelnoticias.com. israelnoticias.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . US Air Force Air Power Directory. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . boeing.com. Retrieved . boeing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → airplane with 4 jet engines, land-based strategic jet bomber
    Height → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10.4'}
    Manufacturer → Rockwell International, Boeing
    Country of origin → United States
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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