Post by Admin on Dec 13, 2019 16:58:02 GMT -5
The 80s-era bomber may need to cut low-altitude flying due to old age
Now, according to Military.com, the Air Force is reckoning with decades of low-level flight that has stressed the bomber airframes. In order to keep the planes flying until the mid-2030s, the Air Force may restrict them from low-level flight. The Air Force would like to keep the B-1B around, at least until the B-21 Raider bomber starts coming off the assembly line in the late 2020s. Ideally, the Air Force would like to keep the jets around until 2036.
Now, according to Military.com, the Air Force is reckoning with decades of low-level flight that has stressed the bomber airframes. In order to keep the planes flying until the mid-2030s, the Air Force may restrict them from low-level flight. The Air Force would like to keep the B-1B around, at least until the B-21 Raider bomber starts coming off the assembly line in the late 2020s. Ideally, the Air Force would like to keep the jets around until 2036.