Primary Function: Multi-role heavy bomber
Prime Contractor: Northrop Grumman Corp.
Power Plant: 4x General Electric F118-GE-100 turbofan engines
Thrust: 17,300 pounds (each engine)
Wingspan: 172 ft (52.12 m)
Length: 69 ft (20.9 m)
Height: 17 ft (5.1 m)
Weight (Empty): 160,000 lbs (72,575 kg)
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW): 336,500 lbs (152,634 kg)
Payload: 50,000 lbs (22,680 kg)
Fuel Capacity: 167,000 lbs (75,750 kg)
Speed: Cruise: Mach 0.85/487 kts/560 mph (902 km/h); Max: Mach 0.95/550 kts/633 mph (1,019 km/h)
Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Range: 6,000 nm/6,905 miles (11,118 km)
Crew: Two pilots
Price/Unit Cost: Approximately $1.16 billion (FY1998 constant dollars)
First Flight: July 17, 1989 (AV-1 Spirit of America)
Initial Operational Capability (IOC): April 1997
Aircraft Inventory: Active: 19 + 1 for testing
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