The B-52 fleet has been certified to use the Quickstrike family of naval mines using JDAM-ER guided wing kits. This weapon provides the ability to lay minefields over wide areas, in a single …

For more than 60 years, B-52s have been the backbone of the strategic bomber force for the United States. The B-52 is capable of dropping or launching the widest array of weapons in …

The B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. Pictured: A …

Data from B-52H: Maximum speed of 560 knots (1050 km/h) Flyaway cost per produced aircraft 9.28 millions USD in 1962. Crew: 5. H-model was originally equipped with a 20 mm Vulcan …

The B-52’s 185-foot wingspan is too wide to take off or land in a crossing using traditional flying techniques. Boeing engineers designed special landing gear that could align with the runway …

The B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet (15,166.6 meters). It …

2025年2月25日 · The B-52 has a wingspan of 185 feet (56 metres) and a length of 160 feet 10.9 inches (49 metres). It is powered by eight jet engines mounted under the wings in four twin …

2011年7月24日 · The wing of the B-52 has a sweepback angle at the quarter chord of 35°, an aspect ratio of 8.56, and airfoil thickness ratios that vary from 14 percent at the root to 8 …

2024年9月6日 · The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber celebrated its 50th anniversary (first flight April 1952) in April 2002, making it the longest-serving combat aircraft in the world, with a total …

2022年8月6日 · Upon its inception into the USAF inventory, the B-52 became America's first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber and currently maintains the title of longest serving bomber in …