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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
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| Base model: | B-52 | ||
| Designation: | XB-52 | ||
| Nickname: | Stratofortress | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Bomber | ||
| Status: | Experimental | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 152' 7" | 46.5 m | |
| Height: | 48' 4" | 14.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 185' | 0.9 m | |
| Wingarea: | 4,000.0 sq ft | 371.5 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 160,000 lb | 72,562 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 390,000 lb | 176,870 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 8 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney YJ57-P-8-3 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 8,700 lb | 3,945 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 5,200 miles | 8,373 km | |
| Max Speed: | 556 mph | 895 km/h | 483 kt |
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Recent comments by our visitors
| Ron Winchester, MA | I Can't Seem To Find The Answer To The Question How Much Wing Tip Deflection On The B-52 At Take-off? Can You Help. Regards Ron. 07/20/2010 @ 17:02 [ref: 28331] |
| tedbohne , NM | as a boy, i lived near Biggs AFB. then it was the home of B-52s. I could hear them cranking in the morning, and watch them taking off during alerts. One after another, so much smoke from those turbojets that i sort of felt sorry for the last crew to depart. Most beautiful aircraft ever built. I portrays ultimate power. Power that should never fall into the wrong hands. It went into service the year I was born. I got to see one as a boy up close. I stood just a little taller than one of the tires. I stand in awe of them to this day. I had plastic models of this aircraft as a kid, and countless pictures of it to this day. The day this aircraft rolled out at Boeing, was the brightest day of Boeing's existence. I still hope, though, it will never be used for the purpose it was built. 04/11/2010 @ 08:26 [ref: 26008] |
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