Spooling up the engines to maximum mil power, Thud, a B-1 pilot, looks at the caution lights on the console. All four are illuminated green. He lights the afterburners, the caution lights remain green, and he releases the brakes. The aircraft powersrnforward with the 123,1201b (547kN) of thrust generated by the four General Electric F101-GE-102 turbofan engines. Outside the earth shakes as the shock waves of the four engines in full afterburner travel around the runway.
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