@Hooha12 The B-1 program was conceived in the mid-1960s under the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft (AMSA) requirements, and those original goals were never replaced.
The B-1B is not a new aircraft but a modified continuation of the B-1A, keeping the same variable-sweep wings, basic airframe, crew layout, and four-engine configuration designed in the early 1970s.
These core structural features define an aircraft’s era more than later upgrades.
The bomber reflects 1960s Cold War design philosophy that emphasized speed, range, payload, and manned nuclear penetration rather than stealth-first design.
Although the B-1B added radar-reduction measures and improved low-level flight capability, these were adaptations to new threats, not a complete redesign.
Most of the B-1B’s core systems and architecture were designed decades before it entered service in the 1980s.
Therefore, despite its differences from the B-1A, the B-1B is best classified as a 1960s-era bomber whose design matured later.
@SimplyElegant no, he wanted to join and @ZealousKestrel said theres no more room for new companies, so he merged with Guardian Aerospace. I promise you it has absolutely 0 relation with what you made
@Hooha12 in a way, yes. But the B-1A and B-1B still have their Same origin and design rooted in the 60s. It’s a 60s design, not a completely different kind of plane like the F15E compared to the F15A
@Hooha12 I already told Graingy abt this one so I’ll copy and paste
it’s actually fair to call the B-1 (including the B-1A) a 1960s bomber, even though it didn’t fly until the ’70s. The program started in 1964, and almost everything that defines the aircraft—swing wings, Mach 2 flight, low level penetration, terrain following radar, and its nuclear mission—comes straight out of late 1960s Cold War era. By the time the B-1A first flew in 1974, the design was already years old; the 70s part is mostly testing and politics, not a new concept. So while it shows up on the timeline in the ’70s, it’s really a bomber designed in the ’60s and finished later, not something conceived as a 1970s aircraft.
@RayL1011 “Your build(s) must be usable and must include a short description explaining how it fits the theme.”
@DoctorNowhere U should ask a mod to make it a successor
@TheRLAF just one more month until ill let it happen 🥀
@Hooha12 you’re welcome
@Hooha12 I mean, sure. It’s like taking a car from 2022, modifying it, and saying its from 2025. Still a 2022 model car, so yes u can do that ig
@Hooha12 The B-1 program was conceived in the mid-1960s under the Advanced Manned Strategic Aircraft (AMSA) requirements, and those original goals were never replaced.
The B-1B is not a new aircraft but a modified continuation of the B-1A, keeping the same variable-sweep wings, basic airframe, crew layout, and four-engine configuration designed in the early 1970s.
These core structural features define an aircraft’s era more than later upgrades.
The bomber reflects 1960s Cold War design philosophy that emphasized speed, range, payload, and manned nuclear penetration rather than stealth-first design.
Although the B-1B added radar-reduction measures and improved low-level flight capability, these were adaptations to new threats, not a complete redesign.
Most of the B-1B’s core systems and architecture were designed decades before it entered service in the 1980s.
Therefore, despite its differences from the B-1A, the B-1B is best classified as a 1960s-era bomber whose design matured later.
@tetozz no problem
@Jetmaker alright, no problem.
@Jetmaker yes. Anything with a development period, test flight, origins, or roots in the 60s is allowed—real and fiction
@SimplyElegant no, he wanted to join and @ZealousKestrel said theres no more room for new companies, so he merged with Guardian Aerospace. I promise you it has absolutely 0 relation with what you made
@SimplyElegant what?
@Hooha12 in a way, yes. But the B-1A and B-1B still have their Same origin and design rooted in the 60s. It’s a 60s design, not a completely different kind of plane like the F15E compared to the F15A
@Hooha12 I already told Graingy abt this one so I’ll copy and paste
it’s actually fair to call the B-1 (including the B-1A) a 1960s bomber, even though it didn’t fly until the ’70s. The program started in 1964, and almost everything that defines the aircraft—swing wings, Mach 2 flight, low level penetration, terrain following radar, and its nuclear mission—comes straight out of late 1960s Cold War era. By the time the B-1A first flew in 1974, the design was already years old; the 70s part is mostly testing and politics, not a new concept. So while it shows up on the timeline in the ’70s, it’s really a bomber designed in the ’60s and finished later, not something conceived as a 1970s aircraft.
Very tuff, looks like an APC with a Radkampfwagen turret
@SPsidearm i will 👍
@Hooha12 thanks
@RayL1011 yes
Very nice, I cant wait to see it
@ComradeBazookaBall yes, but 1980s looks like the favorite
@ComradeBazookaBall he means u being the owner of LRP
@RedeemedSPer good to hear! Ppl got bored of KE, i wanna get that hype back with a new RP. But hey it lasted 9 months somehow 👏
@Mrcooldude alright*
@Mrcooldude alr
@7879boeing one or the other
Me personally, I vote 80s
@Boeing727200F u can just let the wind take u on this one
Map Vote
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1960s Era — 2
1980s Era — 16
2000s Era — 3
Futuristic — 0
Star System/Space — 0
Steampunk — 1
@ZealousKestrel alright, ill start the vote then
@ZealousKestrel thank you very much
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