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The B-52 Stratofortress: A Look at the History and Enduring Power of America's Heavy BomberThe Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is one of the most iconic heavy bombers in history, and in 2015, it marked an incredible ...
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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress: The Cold War Legend Still SoaringThe Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a legendary long-range strategic bomber with a legacy spanning over six decades. First introduced in 1955 during the Cold War, it was originally designed to deliver ...
That the B-52 Stratofortress is still in service for the U.S. Air Force is something of a minor miracle. Designed by Boeing, the 160-foot-long strategic bombers weren’t much to look at when the ...
Aerospace company Boeing announced this week it has began fitting a new radar system on the B-52 Stratofortress as the plane will stay in service until 2050 ...
Spirit will provide engine pylons and nacelle assemblies for the Boeing effort, which aims to replace 608 engines on the U.S. Air Force fleet of 76 B-52H Stratofortress planes.
The Stratofortress took its maiden flight in April 1952 and entered service less than three years later in February 1955. Built to carry nuclear weapons, the B-52 replaced the Convair B-36 Peacemaker.
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress was introduced in the 1950s, and that makes it, at 70, one of the oldest birds in the sky. It will get even older though, as the U.S. Air Force (USAF) plans to keep ...
Developed by Boeing, the B-52 made its maiden flight in 1952, and costs about $84 million each. An X-15 rocket-powered aircraft is launched from under the wing of an NB-52A Stratofortress in 1959.
Boeing’s oldest jet-powered bomber, the B-52 Stratofortress is, at age 75, older than most Flying readers. According to a story in DefenseOne.com, reengining ...
The B-52 has a massive, 185-foot wingspan, a weight of about 185,000 pounds and an ability to reach high sub-sonic speeds and altitudes of 50,000 feet, Air Force officials said.
The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was first developed by Boeing in 1952. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Wired's Eric Adams about how an aircraft that old has such staying power.
The U.S. Air Force’s desire to keep the venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress operational to 2050 and beyond is driving momentum to finally replace the nearly 60-year-old engines which power ...
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