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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress: 100 Years of Service
Few aircraft have the storied history of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Designed during the early Cold War, this legendary ...
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What Is The Oldest B-52 Still In Service?
An iconic aircraft, the B-52 Stratofortress has been in US Air Force service since 1955. The B-52H is the only variant in service today, with 72 aircraft active as of early 2024. Ongoing upgrades ...
Rolls-Royce F130: What To Know About The New US Air Force B-52J Engine
The B-52 Stratofortress is powered by eight aging engines, but the US Air Force will upgrade to the F130 engines from ...
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Watch B-52 warplanes get refueled in mid-air
Here's how the mission is completed: The receiver aircraft approaches the tanker plane from behind. Once they are about 100 feet close to each other, the B-52 slows down. Now both aircrafts are ...
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B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Getting Ready for the Mother of All Engine Swaps
The B-52 is a very old aircraft. It was introduced in 1952, and to keep it operational for this long serious modernization efforts had to be taken from time to time. None of them, of course ...
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B-52 bombers in Louisiana tested their ability to drop nuclear bombs
The required sample size for this test will meet a historical Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) requirement of two B-52 aircraft. "After a successful loading of 20 missiles, our 2nd Operations ...