https://www.wichita.edu/research/NIAR/MediaCenter/2021-06-09.php
With the safe arrival of its second B-1B, the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University would like to recognize the organizations responsible for preparing, transporting and unloading B-1B 86-0101, the “Watchman,” on its final 165-mile journey from Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City to NIAR’s Aircraft Structural Test and Evaluation Center in Park City, Kans.
At 130 feet long, 29 feet wide, and 16 feet tall, the transport required the team to navigate tight turns, twisting roads and steep inclines, clearing many obstacles by mere inches. Planning a route for this extremely oversized load requires skill to minimize the impact on public transportation and assure the safety of both the public and airframe, as it travels through rural Oklahoma and Kansas and into the city of Wichita.