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Tables of Contents for B-1 Lancer
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Preface
xiii
Prehistory: The Genesis of Strategic Bombing
1
20
Heir-Apparent: The B-70 Valkyrie
10
6
XB-70A Flight Testing
16
5
B-1A: The Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft
21
36
Joint Strategic Bomber Study
38
4
B-1A Flight Testing
42
5
B-1A Description
47
10
From the Ashes: The B-1B
57
34
Cruise Missile Carrier Development
59
1
Long-Range Combat Aircraft (LRCA)
59
4
B-1B Flight Testing
63
2
B-1B Production
65
2
Test Programs
67
2
Electromagnetic Pulse
69
1
B-1B Antenna Measurements
70
4
Y2K Testing
74
1
Support Aircraft
75
7
Operational Service
82
5
First Combat
87
4
The Science: Construction, Systems, and Weapons
91
22
Fuselage
91
2
Crew Compartment
93
1
Wings
94
4
Structural Mode Control System
98
1
Tail Surfaces
99
1
Engines
99
1
Secondary Power System
100
1
Fuel System
101
1
Landing Gear System
101
1
HYdraulic System
102
1
Central Integrated Test System
103
1
Automatic Flight Control System
103
1
Offensive Avionics System
103
2
Communications and Navigation Equipment
105
1
Defensive Avionics System
105
5
Expendable Countermeasures System
110
1
Color Schemes
110
3
Rethinking the Mission: More Acronyms
113
22
Incidents and Accidents
113
3
Defensive Avionics System Problems
116
2
The Air Force and GAO Battle It Out
118
2
Conventional Mission Upgrade Program
120
12
Defensive Systems Upgrade Program
132
1
Summary
133
2
Weapons: Nuclear and Conventional Armament
135
28
Nuclear Rotary Launchers
136
3
Conventional Weapon Modules
139
1
External Pylons
139
1
Nuclear Weapons
140
8
Cruise Missile Testing
148
3
Conventional Bombs
151
6
AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
157
1
AGM-137 Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile
158
1
AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile
159
1
Mines
159
1
Practice Bombs
159
1
Weapons Bay Auxiliary Fuel Tank
160
1
AGM-86C CALCM
160
3
Appendix A: B-1A Serial Numbers
163
2
Appendix B: B-1B Production Serial Numbers
165
4
Appendix C: Chronology
169
4
Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
173
6
Appendix E: World Records
179
6
Index
185