A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on April 14, 2023. (Airman 1st Class William Pugh/U.S. Air Force) ...
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Why pilots say the B-52 is miserable to fly but still matters
“It handles terribly, is sluggish, and has some weird behaviors,” is what one former B-52 pilot noted, and it perfectly ...
A B-52H Stratofortress in front of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex at Tinker Air Force Base, following a major overhaul on May 1, 2017. Tinker will carry out a series of major upgrades to the ...
World War II was the most devastating conflict in human history, and while it was horrific, it also spurred many innovations and inventions. This included the development of long-range strategic ...
The AN/APQ-188 radar upgrade for the B-52 is finally preparing to begin flight testing, following years of delays, cost overruns, and a program review. The U.S. Air Force’s long-running effort to ...
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Why the B-52 uses 8 engines instead of 4
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress looks like a relic from another era, and in some ways it is, but its eight small turbojets remain one of the most distinctive design choices in military aviation. Modern ...
The new contract covers the Post-Critical Design Review phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program, which will replace the TF33 engines with the new F130s. The U.S. Department of War ...
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