Alan Minyard wrote:

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 22:32:00 GMT, Paul Hirose
wrote:

The Edwards AFB air show on October 25 and 26 will feature attempts to
set numerous world speed records with a B-1B. The speed runs will
include low altitude passes over the show area. A release of 84 inert
500-lb bombs in view of the crowd will conclude the B-1 flying on both
days.

http://www.edwards.af.mil/oh_2003/do...vent-info.html

How in the world is a B-1B going to set *any* speed records?

Probably the same way it set the numerous speed records it has held since
1987 and later; for closed circuits of 1,000km, 2,000km (both in class
C-1q, 150,000 to 200,000 kg. t/o wgt.) and 5,000km (unlimited wgt. class)
with payloads varying from zero to 30,000 kg., for 10,000km with zero
payload (unlimited wgt.) , and for around the world eastbound (refueled in
flight, unlimited wgt.). They might be looking to take a few more of the
10,000km records with payload from the B-52H which currently holds them, or
else boost some of the 5,000km records or the around the world records they
already hold. See

http://records.fai.org/general_aviat...p?id1=21&id2=4

for the current records. The other option, which sounds more like what
they're talking about with the "speed runs," would be to try and set a low
altitude speed record in its weight class; although AFAIK the FAI no longer
recognizes low altitude speed records per se owing to the danger.

Guy