Just throwing this out there

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Deascendent

The B1-B wasn't canned... as for the rest, I'll have to ask my dad tomorrow, he flew 'em in the GANG. Lol.

I didn't say the B1-B, I said the original B-1A that had variable air intakes that inabled it to go to Mach 2 at high altitude. I don't know the full story but it was canceled while in the prototype stage. Then years later the B1 programe was relaunched and the result was the B1-B, which sacrificed the ability to go mach 2 for stealth traits like fixed and patialy hidden engine intakes (which slows top speed to just over mach 1) and radar absobing paint.