Posted on 06/24/2015 1:12:53 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
This photo shows the entire arsenal of a B-52 Strartofortress.
The standard loadout for this plane includes eight AGM-84 Harpoon missiles, four AGM-142 Raptor missiles, 51 500lb bombs, 30 1,000lb bombs, 20 AGM-86C conventional air-launched cruise missiles (CALCM), 12 joint stand-off weapons (JSOW), 12 joint direct-attack munitions (JDAM) and 16 wind-corrected munitions dispensers (WCMD), according to Airforce-technology.com.
In 1955, when the first Boeing B-52 Stratofortress became operational, nobody would have imagined that the plane would likely remain in service for nearly 100 years. Today, that's exactly what the US Air Force has in mind for this iconic aircraft.
Around 750 of the bombers were produced. Although the latest model of the plane came off the assembly line in 1962, the Air Force intends to keep flying these planes until 2040. The B-52 is a multi-purpose heavy lifter of the skies, that has carried drones, space shuttle components, cruise missiles, and even nuclear bombs. . .
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The best BUFF everrrr . .!
But no tail guns anymore, dammit.
“I before E, except after C”
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The USS TEXAS fired 225 14 inch shells at Pointe du Hoc on D Day. This, out of 445 fired on June 6 and over 600 during the invasion.
I dont think our soldiers cared that the old girl was from 1898.
B 52 ping
Brings back memories of when I was a radar fire control system analyst for old “Buff.” I worked on the D and G models.
In England (Lakenheath) I worked on F-100s and at Carswell I was a civilian ART Tech on F105 TSII fighters.
Those were good planes and could do a hell of a lot of damage.
I only know of 2 aircraft that really “earned their stripes” through the ages: The C-47 and the B-52.
Different battleship, Texas.
That is a list of munitions that the B-52 can carry. She can not carry them all at once. You must pick and chose depending on the mission.
Wow.
One very large can of whoop ass.
5.56mm
In a cross wind, the pilot keeps the nose of the plane pointed into the wind by flying sideways, or “crabbing,” for as long as possible, before straightening out the airplane for landing. So you’re on the ground, but you’ve still got that cross wind, and the plane can still get knocked side ways the way semi-trucks do in a strong crosswind. With a rotating main gear, you can keep the nose to the wind even after touching down.
When crabbing most planes have to straighten the plane just before touchdown. Notice the undercarriage on the Buff actually turns allowing the plane to stay pointed into the wind.
“why does land sideways mean anything special?”
It means aircraft can operate in worse weather than normal. When the B-52 entered service, the steerable landing gear feature was classified.
...Different Battleship Texas...
I dont think the soldiers cared that the Battleship Texas was from 1914. 30 years old, with 14 inch main guns rather than the more modern 16 inch.
I dont think it mattered to those on the receiving end of those projectiles either.
I like that rotary cruise missile launcher.
...with 14 inch main guns rather than the more modern 16 inch....
The Germans would say “Missed me by 2 inches”.
When they moved those out of March in the early Eighties, I think I remember the Press-Enterprise ran a photo of one of them, nicknamed “Rock Lobster”.
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