B-1B To Fly Through 2040 Without Major Life Extension
The U.S. Air Force is changing the way it inspects, maintains and repairs the B-1B based on initial results from full-scale fatigue testing, but the service does not anticipate any major structural life extension to keep the “Bone” fleet flying through 2040. B-1B wing and fuselage testing are being...
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