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Why Does The B-52 Bomber Have Eight Engines?
Eight engines might be an iconic look, but the B-52 Bomber didn't get outfitted with that setup for aesthetics. Here's why it ...
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How the Air Force Plans to Keep the B-52 Stratofortress Flying
The B-52 is not a stealth plane. But in this day and age, the ability to launch hypersonic weapons, drone swarms, and other advanced weapons from over-the-horizon count for far more than stealth does.
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Years of Delays on New F130 Engines for the B-52
The Rolls-Royce F130 engine upgrade for the B-52 Stratofortress is replacing about 600 aging Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines ...
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Why Edwards AFB’s ‘Monster’ Era Demands a New Breed of Engineering Excellence
What happens when the pace of aerospace innovation outstrips the capacity of even America’s most storied test wing to keep up ...
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A B-52 Stratofortress Almost Collided with a Passenger Jet. Whose Fault Was It?
It appears that all parties involved in the incident in North Dakota are attempting to shield themselves from potential liability.
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70 Years Old US B-52 Aircraft Takeoff Almost Vertically With Full Engines Thrust
Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on the B-52 Stratofortress, the long-range strategic bomber that first ...
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WWII B-17 flies into Boeing Field on 90th anniversary of first flight of Flying Fortress
Ninety years to the day of the first flight of the B-17, one of the last surviving Flying Fortress bombers roared into Boeing ...