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3 paź 2024 · B-52s touch down frequently at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., but the one that landed Sept. 30 looked a little different.. Sporting bright orange paint on the cockpit, wing tips, engine nacelles, and tail, the Stratofortress seemed dressed for an early start to hunting season in Louisiana; in fact, the special paint scheme was a nod to the B-52’s roots more than 60 years ago.
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 and upgrades. It has been operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s, and NASA for nearly 50 years.
12 lut 2024 · B-52 Stratofortress pilots control six-decade-old hardware with a 185-foot wingspan — and the lives of the four or five airmen onboard.
12 lut 2024 · The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century-old bombers. A $48.6 billion overhaul of the B-52 is intended to keep it flying until about 2060, and part of a two-bomber fleet with...
8 mar 2022 · But with the average B-52 now 60 years old and increasingly showing its age, the bomber is getting a fresh lease on life — in the form of a new slate of F130 engines from Rolls-Royce North...
11 kwi 2024 · The B-52 Stratofortress, the longest-serving aircraft in U.S. military history, first took to the skies in 1952, a year marked by significant global and cultural events. And, somehow, this...
2 dni temu · In April 2024, B-52s landed at a civilian airfield in Louisiana to highlight the bomber’s “ability to operate in austere environments,” as the Air Force reported at the time. The newest B-52 variant – the B-52J – will feature new engines, new radar systems, new cyber capabilities and new hypersonic weapons capabilities.
