Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - Wikipedia
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, which has continued to provide support …
The story of the XB-52 and YB-52, the prototype B-52s scrapped …
2022年4月12日 · The XB-52 followed the prototype into the air on Oct. 2, 1952. The first flight of the YB-52 lasted two hours and was powered by prototype YJ57-P-3 engines. Despite the …
Boeing XB-52 Stratofortress | This Day in Aviation
2 October 1952: The Boeing XB-52 Stratofortress prototype, 49-230, made its first flight at Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, with test pilot Alvin M. “Tex” Johnston in command. Lieutenant …
B-52同溫層堡壘戰略轟炸機 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
B-52“ 同溫層 堡壘” （英語： B-52 Stratofortress）是 美國 波音公司 研發的八引擎遠程 戰略轟炸機，用於替換 B-36和平締造者轟炸機 執行 戰略轟炸 任務。 1948年提出設計方案，1952年第一 …
Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress | This Day in Aviation
2024年4月15日 · The Boeing XB-52 and YB-52 were prototypes for a very long range strategic bomber. Both were built with a tandem cockpit for the pilot and co-pilot, similar to the earlier B …
2 October 1952 - This Day in Aviation
2 October 1952: The Boeing XB-52 Stratofortress prototype, 49-230, made its first flight at Boeing Field, Seattle, Washington, with test pilot Alvin M. “Tex” Johnston in command. Lieutenant …
A Look Back At All The B-52 Variants As The Iconic Bomber Hits 70
2022年4月16日 · The XB-52, as the first flying prototype, followed the general configuration of the Model 464-49 design, but was still not a certainty for quantity production, with various rivals …
Seventy- five years ago in June 1946, the US Army Air Forces awarded Boe- ing a contract to build the XB-52, the world’s first intercontinental bomber.1 After several modifications, the Air …
[1.0] B-52 Evolution - AirVectors
The XB-52 was a big, boxy machine with a high-mounted wing swept back 35 degrees and a conventional tail arrangement. It was powered by eight P&W YJ57-3 engines providing 38.7 …
By Walter J. Boyne The two B-52 prototypes—XB-52 (foreground) and YB-52—set the stage for multiple versions, one of which is still much in demand today. PRIL 15, 2002, will mark the …