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 Boeing B-52 primarily provides the United States with immediate nuclear and conventional global strike capability. The B-52 is the most combat capable bomber in the U.S. inventory.

Balls 8 is a NASA Boeing NB-52B mothership which was retired in 2004 after almost 50 years of flying service with NASA. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The aircraft is famous for dropping the X-15 aerospace …

Apr 16, 2022 · Seventy years since its first flight, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress remains, remarkably, very much at the top of its game, as one of the U.S. Air Force’s three strategic …

Aug 12, 2009 · The NASA B-52B was powered by eight Pratt & Whitney J-57-19 turbojet engines, each capable of producing 12,000 pounds of thrust with water injection at takeoff. The civilian …

Sep 29, 2024 · Of the 744 B-52 Stratofortresses built by Boeing, 50 were B-52Bs and 27 of these were RB-52B reconnaissance bombers. The airplane was 156 feet, 6.9 inches (47.724 …

The B-52B Stratofortress on display at Wings Over the Rockies was the seventh B-52 built and was originally created as an RB-52B for long-range reconnaissance operations. The Air Force …

Fifty B-52Bs were built by Boeing at its Plant 2, Seattle, Washington. Twenty-seven of these were RB-52B reconnaissance bombers. They were designed to accept a pressurized electronic …

Despite its high age, the Boeing B-52 is still in service with the USAF. They plan to keep it that way into the 2050s through upgrades and sustainment. The B-52 Stratofortress is an …

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, strategic bomber that has been used by the United States Air Force since 1955. The B-52 was designed to carry nuclear weapons …