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The B-52 Bomber Is Getting a Rolls Royce Engine
The US Air Force is upgrading its B-52H Stratofortress fleet through the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), ...
Note the black contrails commonly seen from the eight engines of the B-52. Despite its age, the B-52 is still regularly flown and kept in prime combat readiness. Part of the reason for its long ...
The eight-engined Stratofortress was designed to haul heavy bomb payloads long distances, and in that simple, straightforward respect, the B-52 can still perform. The new Rolls Royce F130 engines ...
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Flying the B-52: Cold War Giant, Still on Duty
The B-52 Stratofortress isn’t just a bomber it’s a flying piece of history, still serving decades after its first flight in ...