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Why the B-52 Bomber Uses Eight Engines Instead of Four
As of January, the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program has moved into hardware production. Two airframes are now being ...
At 3:39 p.m. on January 21, 1968, the aircraft slammed into the ice seven miles west of the base. The impact carved a ...
The Boeing B-52 is on track to become the first jet-powered aircraft to reach 100 years of continuous service, a milestone it will hit in the 2050s, thanks in part to its strategic reinvention and ...
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Watch the Smokey B-52 bomber flyover at Farnborough, absolute legend
Few aircraft have presence like a B-52, and this smokey flyover at Farnborough proves it. The bomber rolls in with that unmistakable sound and a trail of smoke that makes it look straight out of ...
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What’s So Great About the B-52 Bomber’s Next Engine?
In the near future, the US Air Force’s B-52 bombers will be equipped with Rolls-Royce F130 turbofan engines, dramatically expanding their range. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in the 1950s, yet it ...
The upcoming B-52J upgrade is evidence that the United States Air Force believes the legendary Stratofortress isn’t done yet.
The legendary B-52 Stratofortress, behemoth of the sky built to fight the unthinkable war, nearly a century later the fleet ...
The B-52 Stratofortress carries eight engines for one simple reason: the technology of the 1940s, when it was designed, wasn't capable of powering it with anything less. Engineers didn't have much ...
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