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23-MAR-2007 Bob Ayton

B52 Stratofortress

Avalon Air Show 2007, Melbourne

B52 Stratofortress, Boeing's veteran heavy bomber is still one of America's most effective combat aircraft, 40 years or so after the first examples were delivered to the then Strategic Air Command (SAC). A massive plane with a wingspan of 185 ft, length of over 159 ft and weighing nearly 220 metric tons at full load, yet still capable of barrelling along at 650 mph with it's eight P&W TF33-P-3/103 turbofans mounted in groups of two, and able to fly up to 50,000 ft altitude. Range is equally massive at 8,800 miles without being refueled.


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papadixon15-Oct-2007 15:03
More than 50 years, actually. They were 10 years old when I was working on them 40+ years ago. This is a "G" or "H" model which is newer and might be just 40 years old. I worked on the "E" model from 1965-1968.