B-1B Lancer

Warsaw, Poland: Altair Ltd, 1994. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Good. The format is approximately 8 inches by 11.25 inches. TEXT IS IN POLISH. Pictures and drawings are universally understood. 30 pages. Illustrated covers. Profusely illustrated. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is number 19 in this Altair Ltd. series. ISSN Number 1230-2953. RARE surviving copy. Leszek Moczulski, real name: Robert Leszek Moczulski (born June 7, 1930 in Warsaw) - Polish journalist, publicist, politician, historian and geopolitician, doctor in humanities. Candidate for the office of President of the Republic of Poland in the 1990 elections. Opposition activist during the Polish People's Republic, arrested many times and imprisoned for a total of about six years for political reasons. Co-founder of the Movement for the Defense of Human and Citizens' Rights, founder and long-time leader of the Confederation of Independent Poland. Member of the Sejm of the 1st and 2nd term. He used the pseudonyms Lem, Leszek Karpatowicz, Natalia Naruszewicz, Rt., Robert Trzywdar. Agencja Lotnicza Altair was founded in 1990, starting from publishing the monographic series Review of Aircraft Structures. It publishes the oldest Polish air magazine. It began publishing several book series, including: The Biggest Battles of the Twentieth Century. The company promoted further own titles: Przegl d Lotniczy , AeroPlan , RAPORT-army, technology, defense , Weapons and Ammunition, andLOTNIK-General Aviation Magazine. Aviation Agency Altair deals with publishing and consulting activities as well as organization of seminars and various events related to aviation and defense. The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It has been nicknamed the "Bone" (from "B-One"). It is one of the Air Force's three strategic bombers, along with the B-2 Spirit and the B-52 Stratofortress, as of 2024. Its 75,000-pound payload is the heaviest of any U.S. bomber. The B-1 was first envisioned in the 1960s as a bomber that would combine the Mach 2 speed of the B-58 Hustler with the range and payload of the B-52, ultimately replacing both. After a long series of studies, Rockwell International (B-1 division later acquired by Boeing) won the design contest for what emerged as the B-1A. Prototypes of this version could fly Mach 2.2 at high altitude and long distances at Mach 0.85 at very low altitudes. The program was canceled in 1977 due to its high cost, the introduction of the AGM-86 cruise missile that flew the same basic speed and distance, and early work on the B-2 stealth bomber. The program was restarted in 1981, largely as an interim measure due to delays in the B-2 stealth bomber program. The B-1A design was altered, reducing top speed to Mach 1.25 at high altitude, increasing low-altitude speed to Mach 0.96, extensively improving electronic components, and upgrading the airframe to carry more fuel and weapons. Dubbed the B-1B, deliveries of the new variant began in 1985; the plane formally entered service with Strategic Air Command (SAC) as a nuclear bomber the following 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's nuclear capabilities were disabled and it was outfitted for conventional bombing. 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. As of 2021 the Air Force has 45 B-1Bs. The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is to begin replacing the B-1B after 2025; all B-1s are planned to be retired by 2036.