High Gallery
U. S. Military Aircraft
Boeing Aircraft
B-52 STRATOFORTRESS
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| The B-52 was planned as a high altitude bomber and flew in April 1952. Production ended in 1962 after the delivery of 744 aircraft. Other than the current B-52G and B-52H models, the variant that saw the greatest service was the B-52D used as a conventional bomber in the Vietnam War. |
| Description | Specifications |
| Manufacturer: Boeing | Length: 160 ft. 11 in. |
| First Flight: April 1952 | Height: 40 ft. 8 in. |
| Model: B-52H | Wing Span: 185 ft. 0 in. |
| Crew: Six | Wing Area: 4,000.0 sq. ft. |
| Nickname: Stratofortress | Empty Weight: |
| Basic Role: Long range strategic heavy bomber. | Max. Weight: 488,000 lb. |
| Other Versions: B-2B and B-52C (essentially pre production models built in small numbers for evaluation and reconnaissance), B-52D (Tail armament of four 0.5-in/12.7 mm machine guns), B-52E (more advanced nav/attack system), B-52F (increased power), B-52G (definitive turbojet powered model with integral wing tanks, remotely controlled tail guns under a shorter fin/rudder, and provision for two AMG-28 Hound Dog) and B-52H (last model withy many improvement including a new tail gun. | Armament: One 20-mm multi-barrel cannon and up to 20 AGM-69 SRAM or AGM-86 missiles, or free fall bombs. |
| Principal User: U. S. A. |
Propulsion |
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Performance |
Power Plant: Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 turbofans. |
| Range: 10,000 miles. | Horsepower: 17,000 lb. thrust. |
| Max. Speed: 595 mph. | No. Of Engines: Eight |
| Ceiling: 55,000 ft. |
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Photo by Ted Taylor |
| 3-D Drawing |
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