POD ON B-1 NOT A GREAT IDEA
I am surprised to hear talk of "hanging" a Litening-2 pod on a B-1. I flew a few of the B-1 flight tests at Edwards AFB, Calif., carrying external stores in the late 1980s. There was a big tradeoff with fuel flows, especially at low levels.
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